HB 13

Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act)

Sponsor: Joe Vogel (District 17)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - IncomeStatus: First Reading Senate Rules (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Allowing a credit against the State income tax for certain retirement income attributable to an individual's employment as a 9-1-1 specialist; and requiring the Department of Emergency Management to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2028, the aggregate amount of the tax credit certificates issued for each preceding taxable year and the number of 9-1-1 specialists employed in the State who have vested under an employee retirement system.

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Testimony (16)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Reynolds, Todd	AFT Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gatchalian, Kasia	Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morgan, Christopher	Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ripley, John	Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harris, Nettie	City Union of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jackson, Samiralobbyist	MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vogel, Joe	Office of Delegate Joe Vogel	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Vogel, Delegate Vogellegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McKay, Mike	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Riley, Deniselobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
INFO	Fiore, Justin	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
INFO	Dudzic, Matthew	Office of the Comptroller of Maryland	Position only

Organizations on record

AFT MarylandFAV 1

Baltimore County Federation of Public EmployeesFAV 3

City Union of BaltimoreFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)UNF 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueINFO 1

Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIOFAV 1

MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.FAV 1

Office of Delegate Joe VogelFAV 1

Office of the Comptroller of MarylandINFO 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJackson, SamiraMD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.Registered for: Critical Response Group; Dell Technologies Inc.; Empower; Forward Financing; HDR Engineering, Inc.; Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs…

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…

FAVRiley, DeniseRegistered for: American Federation of Teachers - Maryland