Altering the earned income credit allowed against the Maryland income tax; allowing a refund in the amount, if any, by which a specified percentage of the federal earned income credit exceeds the State income tax; providing that any excess credit over the State income tax does not reduce the county income tax below zero; repealing a specified subtraction modification for taxpayers whose income does not exceed specified levels; providing for the determination of the amount of specified credits for nonresidents and part-year residents; etc.

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Sponsored by:

Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20

Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38

Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31

Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23

Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15

Delegate Gerald J. Curran, District 43

Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45

Delegate Dereck Davis, District 25

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46

Delegate Patricia Anne Faulkner, District 14A

Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A

Delegate Sue C. Hecht, District 3

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23

Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31

Delegate Samuel C. Linton, District 28

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42

Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43

Delegate Marsha G. Perry, District 33

Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

Delegate D. Bruce Poole, District 2B

Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42

Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15

Delegate Betty Workman, District 1B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

EXEMPTIONS

GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEGISLATIVE POLICY

INCOME TAX

NONRESIDENTS -see also- ALIENS

REPORTS -see also- RECORDS

TAX CREDITS -see also- CIRCUIT BREAKER

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Tax - General

( 10-207 , 10-704 , 10-706 , 10-709 , 10-809 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled (RTF / PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (RTF / PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 073101/2 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 1998   at: 4:48 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 795243/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 1998   at: 11:20 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 609610/2 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 1998   at: 1:10 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 26, 1998: Third Reading Passed (106-30)

April 8, 1998: Third Reading Passed (109-29)

Senate

April 11, 1998: Third Reading Passed (45-0)