Abandoned Cemeteries Fund - Establishment and Income Tax Checkoff
Sponsor: Arthur Ellis (District 28)Committee: FinanceSubject: Business RegulationStatus: Hearing 2/16 at 11:00 a.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Abandoned Cemeteries Fund to provide for the care, preservation, maintenance, and restoration of abandoned cemeteries in the State; establishing a certain income tax checkoff for voluntary contributions to the Abandoned Cemeteries Fund; and requiring the Comptroller to include a checkoff on individual income tax return forms for voluntary contributions to the Fund and to include certain information in each individual income tax return package.
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Testimony (11)
MGA witness listFAV 9FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Simmons, Christine | Anne Arundel Genealogical Society | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rappazzo, Deborah | Department of Labor-Office of Cemetery Oversight | Oral |
| FAV | Thompson, Elinor | Maryland Commissioner on African American History and Culture | Oral |
| FAV | Dove, John | Maryland Department of Labor | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | warden, candy | Rosa Bonheur Society | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bailey, PhD, Jean | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ellis, Arthur | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Ellis, Senator Ellislegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Zinner, David | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Johnson, Jennifer | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Davis, Jana | Individual | Written (PDF) |