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SB 519

EnactedCrossfile HB 735
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Earned Income Tax Credit - Assistance Program Implementation Delay and Study

Sponsor: Nancy J. King (District 39)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - IncomeStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 202 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Delaying the implementation of the Earned Income Tax Credit Assistance Program until taxable year 2030; requiring the Comptroller's Office, on or before December 1, 2026, to study and make recommendations regarding outreach efforts to encourage eligible taxpayers to claim the State earned income tax credit; and requiring the Department of Service and Civic Innovation to make certain recommendations concerning methods to assist low-income Marylanders with claiming certain credits and obtaining certain assistance.

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Testimony (14)

MGA witness list
FAV 14Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDeMinco, LynneBCRWPosition only
FAVMuckle, LonialobbyistCASH Campaign of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVMuckle, LonialobbyistCASH Campaign of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferlobbyistEconomic Action Maryland FundWritten (PDF)
FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferlobbyistEconomic Action Maryland FundWritten (PDF)
FAVKovacs, LisaMaryland Association of Local Management BoardsWritten (PDF)
FAVSchumitz, KalilobbyistMaryland Center on Economic PolicyWritten (PDF)
FAVOrbe, Jr., CarlosMaryland Latinos UnidosWritten (PDF)
FAVDudzic, MatthewOffice of the ComptrollerOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBagwell, AshlielobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKing, Senator NancyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator King, Senator KinglegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator King, Senator KinglegislatorIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMuckle, LoniaCASH Campaign of MarylandRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland
FAVMuckle, LoniaCASH Campaign of MarylandRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland
FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferEconomic Action Maryland FundRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals
FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferEconomic Action Maryland FundRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals
FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy
FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine