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SB 897

EnactedEmergency billCrossfile HB 1064
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Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Death Benefits – Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters

Sponsor: Mary Beth Carozza (District 38)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - IncomeStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 417 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Allowing a subtraction under the Maryland income tax for the payment of a death benefit under a collective bargaining agreement from a county or municipality in the State to the surviving spouse or other beneficiary of a law enforcement officer or fire fighter whose death arises out of or in the course of employment as a law enforcement officer or fire fighter; and applying the Act retroactively to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVconsoli, angeloFOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgeWritten (PDF)
FAVLewis, MikeMaryland Chiefs & Sheriffs AssociationsOral
FAVEllington, PaullobbyistState & Local AdvisorsOral
FAVCarozza, Senator Mary BethIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHilliard, TashicaIndividualOral
FAVSenator Carozza, Senator CarozzalegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Carozza, Senator CarozzalegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Carozza, Senator CarozzalegislatorIndividualOral
FWACross, CashennaNAACPOral
INFOHayes, JustinComptroller of MarylandWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVEllington, PaulState & Local AdvisorsRegistered for: Wicomico County, MD Executive Office; Greater Crisfield Action Committee; Glenn L Martin Maryland Aviation Museum; Maryland Aviation Council; Worcester County Maryland; Optimize Renewables