Maryland Senate Bill 249 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 10 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-04-11 - Second Reading Passed
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Allowing a qualified farm a credit, for tax years 2016 through 2018, of up to $5,000 against the State income tax; providing that the credit is equal to 50% of the value of an eligible food donation or 75% of the value of donated certified organic produce; providing that the total amount of tax credit certificates issued may not exceed $250,000 per fiscal year; reestablishing the Task Force to Study the Implementation of a Hub and Spoke Program in the Southern Maryland Region and including Montgomery County in the Task Force; etc.

Income Tax Credit - Qualified Farms - Food Donation Pilot Program

Sen. Thomas Middleton [D]

2016-03-10 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-11	House	Second Reading Passed
2016-04-11	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2016-04-11	House	Favorable Report by Ways and Means
2016-03-29	House	Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-03-11	House	First Reading Ways and Means
2016-03-10	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2016-03-08	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2016-03-08	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {539733/1 Report Adopted
2016-03-07	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
2016-02-10	Senate	Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-01-22	Senate	First Reading Budget and Taxation

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0249?ys=2016rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/sb/sb0249f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/sb/sb0249t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0249_53973301.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/fnotes/bil_0009/sb0249.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/votes_comm/sb0249_b&t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/votes_comm/sb0249_w&m.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0249,s-0485&stab=02&ys=2016RS