HB 547 — Income Tax - Enhanced Agricultural Management Equipment Subtraction Modification and Parent of a Stillborn Child Credit
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-27
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.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 327
Sponsors (18)
- Kris Fair (D, MD-3) — sponsor · 2026-01-27
- Christopher Eric Bouchat (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Gabriel Acevero (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Nick Allen (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Regina T. Boyce (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Jason C. Buckel (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Kevin B. Hornberger (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Jay A. Jacobs (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- April Miller (R, MD-4) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Andrew C. Pruski (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Lily Qi (D, MD-15) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Matthew J. Schindler (D, MD-2) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Jared Solomon (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Chris Tomlinson (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Greg Wims (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Jamila J. Woods (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Chao Wu (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Natalie Ziegler (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
Action timeline (10)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Ways and Means
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Hearing — Budget and Taxation
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable
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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 | Kris Fair (D, state_lower MD-3) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Andrew C. Pruski (D, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | April Miller (R, state_lower MD-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Chao Wu (D, state_lower MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Chris Tomlinson (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Christopher Eric Bouchat (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Gabriel Acevero (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Greg Wims (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jamila J. Woods (D, state_lower MD-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Jared Solomon (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Jason C. Buckel (R, state_lower MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Jay A. Jacobs (R, state_lower MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Kevin B. Hornberger (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Lily Qi (D, state_lower MD-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Matthew J. Schindler (D, state_lower MD-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Natalie Ziegler (D, state_lower MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Nick Allen (D, state_lower MD-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Regina T. Boyce (D, state_lower MD-43) | 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