Income Tax - Technical Corrections
This bill makes technical corrections to Maryland's income tax laws by removing outdated rules and fixing an incorrect reference to a repealed section. It directly affects the state Comptroller, who manages tax revenue distribution, and municipalities that previously received specific tax allocations. The legislation repeals obsolete provisions regarding how tax money was shared with local areas and updates a cross-reference in the tax code to ensure it points to the correct, current sections. Additionally, it clarifies the section number for a housing credit available to individuals and businesses for construction and rehabilitation projects. These changes are administrative adjustments designed to align the tax code with current statutes rather than altering tax rates or rates of revenue collection.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 29, 2024
Signed May 16, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 16, 2024
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 44
Feb 19, 2024
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican13
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
10
Committee
6
May 16, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 724
executive
Apr 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Mar 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
lower
Mar 16, 2024
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (134-0-2)
house of delegates
Mar 1, 2024
Committee
Referred Ways and Means
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0-1)
senate
Jan 29, 2024
Committee
First Reading Budget and Taxation
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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