HB0547 — Income Tax - Enhanced Agricultural Management Equipment Subtraction Modification and Parent of a Stillborn Child Credit
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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18 sponsors
1 primary, 17 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (12 D · 6 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requiring the Secretary of Agriculture, by December 1, 2026, and each December 1 thereafter, to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on additional types of equipment that the Secretary recommends should qualify for the subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for enhanced agricultural management equipment; allowing a certain parent of a stillborn child a refundable credit of $1,000 against the State income tax for each birth for which a certain certificate has been issued; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0547 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Kris Fair · Primary
- Delegate Christopher Eric Bouchat · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gabriel Acevero · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nick Allen · Cosponsor
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jason C. Buckel · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jay A. Jacobs · Cosponsor
- Delegate April Miller · Cosponsor
- Delegate Andrew C. Pruski · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lily Qi · Cosponsor
- Delegate Matthew J. Schindler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jared Solomon · Cosponsor
- Delegate Chris Tomlinson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Greg Wims · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods · Cosponsor
- Delegate Chao Wu · Cosponsor
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 17 co-sponsors · 170 not signed on · 2 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Kris Fair Democrat
Co-sponsors (17)
- Delegate Christopher Eric Bouchat Republican
- Delegate Gabriel Acevero Democrat
- Delegate Nick Allen Democrat
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce Democrat
- Delegate Jason C. Buckel Republican
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger Republican
- Delegate Jay A. Jacobs Republican
- Delegate April Miller Republican
- Delegate Andrew C. Pruski Democrat
- Delegate Lily Qi Democrat
- Delegate Matthew J. Schindler Democrat
- Delegate Jared Solomon Democrat
- Delegate Chris Tomlinson Republican
- Delegate Greg Wims Democrat
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods Democrat
- Delegate Chao Wu Democrat
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler Democrat
Not signed on (170)
170 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 80 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Republican | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 122 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 2% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 131 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 1% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0547 do?
- Requiring the Secretary of Agriculture, by December 1, 2026, and each December 1 thereafter, to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on additional types of equipment that the Secretary recommends should qualify for the subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for enhanced agricultural management equipment; allowing a certain parent of a stillborn child a refundable credit of $1,000 against the State income tax for each birth for which a certain certificate has been issued; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0547?
- HB0547 is sponsored by Delegate Kris Fair (Democrat), Delegate Christopher Eric Bouchat (Republican), Delegate Gabriel Acevero (Democrat), Delegate Nick Allen (Democrat), Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Jason C. Buckel (Republican), Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger (Republican), Delegate Jay A. Jacobs (Republican), Delegate April Miller (Republican), Delegate Andrew C. Pruski (Democrat), Delegate Lily Qi (Democrat), Delegate Matthew J. Schindler (Democrat), Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat), Delegate Chris Tomlinson (Republican), Delegate Greg Wims (Democrat), Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat), Delegate Chao Wu (Democrat), and Delegate Natalie Ziegler (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0547?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2026. Enacted.
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