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HB 626

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Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Volunteers

Sponsor: Stuart Michael Schmidt, Jr. (District 33B)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - IncomeStatus: Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Increasing, from $7,000 to $10,000, the amount of a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for an individual who is a qualifying public safety volunteer for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2024; requiring each police agency to maintain certain records of the activities of each member of a police auxiliary or reserve, provide each member with a certain report on the preceding calendar year, and provide a certain report and certification that an individual qualified for the subtraction modification; etc.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVconsoli, angeloFOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgePosition only
FAVDayton, JonathanMaryland Rural Health AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVPhillips, RobertMaryland State Firefighter's AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCole, MollilobbyistRural Maryland CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Schmidt, Delegate SchmidtlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVMcKay, MikeIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCole, MolliRural Maryland CouncilRegistered for: Maryland Troopers Association; Older Adults Technology Services