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SB 805

EnactedCrossfile HB 1297
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Income Tax - Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit - Alterations

Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - IncomeStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 755 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering certain provisions of law governing the recapture of certain amounts of the credit against the State income tax for certain individuals with student loan debt to require the recapture of the unused amount of the credit rather than the total amount; authorizing the Maryland Higher Education Commission to extend the period of time that an individual who claims the credit has to prove that the individual used the credit to repay the individual's student loan debt under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list
FAV 18Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKeyes, RachaelCASH Campaign of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVMuckle, LonialobbyistCASH Campaign of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVHettleman, ShellyMGA – Senator HettlemanWritten (PDF)
FAVHettleman, ShellyMGA- Senator HettlemanWritten (PDF)
FAVJabin, DrewMaryland Association of Community CollegesWritten (PDF)
FAVJabin, DrewMaryland Association of Community CollegesWritten (PDF)
FAVPeck, BeatrixMaryland Independent College & University AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVLamb, LaurenlobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVLamb, LaurenlobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVCano, ChristopherlobbyistSEIU Local 500Written (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVFerrell, NathanIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Hettleman, Senator HettlemanlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Hettleman, Senator HettlemanlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSimon, TravisIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMuckle, LoniaCASH Campaign of MarylandRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland
FAVLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
FAVLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
FAVCano, ChristopherSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500