HB 175 — Income Tax Credit - Venison Donation - Alterations
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-14
Increasing from $300 to $600 the maximum amount of a credit against the State income tax that an individual may claim for certain expenses incurred for a donation of deer meat to certain organizations; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 309
Sponsors (11)
- Natalie Ziegler (D, MD-9) — sponsor · 2026-01-14
- Michele Guyton (D, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Sheila Ruth (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Matthew J. Schindler (D, MD-2) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Jason C. Buckel (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Mike Griffith (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Wayne A. Hartman (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Kevin B. Hornberger (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- April Miller (R, MD-4) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Edith J. Patterson (D, MD-28) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Greg Wims (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
Action timeline (10)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Ways and Means
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Hearing — Budget and Taxation
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate budget and taxation | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House ways and means | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natalie Ziegler (D, state_lower MD-9) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | April Miller (R, state_lower MD-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Edith J. Patterson (D, state_lower MD-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Greg Wims (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Jason C. Buckel (R, state_lower MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Kevin B. Hornberger (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Matthew J. Schindler (D, state_lower MD-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Michele Guyton (D, state_lower MD-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Mike Griffith (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Sheila Ruth (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Wayne A. Hartman (R, state_lower MD-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate budget and taxation · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House ways and means · md-leg