Maryland House Bill 540 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 14 2020 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-18 - Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Allowing certain qualified businesses impacted by the construction of the Purple Line light rail project in Montgomery County and Prince George's County a credit against the State income tax; requiring the Department of Commerce, in consultation with the Department of Transportation to determine the eligible amount of the income tax credit; providing the amount of the credit may not exceed $25,000; making the income tax credit refundable; establishing the Purple Line Construction Zone Grant Program; etc.

Purple Line Construction Zone – State Income Tax Credit and Grant Program

Del. Jheanelle Wilkins [D]	Del. Lorig Charkoudian [D]	Del. Jessica Feldmark [D]	Del. Wanika Fisher [D]
Del. Anne Healey [D]	Del. Julian Ivey [D]	Del. Marc Korman [D]	Del. David Moon [D]
Del. Julie Palakovich Carr [D]	Del. Emily Shetty [D]	Del. Jared Solomon [D]	Del. Kriselda Valderrama [D]
Sen. Alonzo Washington [D]	Del. Nicole Williams [D]

2020-03-18 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-03-14 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 107 N: 22 NV: 3 Abs: 9) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-18	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2020-03-18	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-03-18	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {509534/1 Adopted
2020-03-17	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
2020-03-15	Senate	Referred Budget and Taxation
2020-03-14	House	Third Reading Passed (107-22)
2020-03-13	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-03-13	House	Favorable with Amendments {835968/1 Adopted
2020-03-13	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
2020-01-28	House	Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-27	House	First Reading Ways and Means

SB645 (Crossfiled) 2020-02-10 - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Economic Development	17	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Tax - General	10	751	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0540?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0540f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0540t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0000/hb0540_83596801.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0000/hb0540_50953401.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/0676.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/1058.pdf