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2026 Regular Session

HB1297

Income Tax - Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit - Alterations

Altering certain provisions of law governing the recapture of certain amounts of the credit against the State income tax for certain individuals with student loan debt to require the recapture of the unused amount of the credit rather than the total amount; authorizing the Maryland Higher Education Commission to extend the period of time that an individual who claims the credit has to prove that the individual used the credit to repay the individual's student loan debt under certain circumstances; etc.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 12, 2026 House passed April 13, 2026

Recorded floor votes

1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

April 13, 2026 · House

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

127 yea–8 nay · 4 not voting · 2 absent

View roll call

Committee referrals

April 13, 2026 · Senate

Rules

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Referred Rules
  2. House Third Reading Passed (127-8) View roll call
  3. House Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
  4. House Favorable Report by Ways and Means
  5. House Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
  6. House First Reading Ways and Means
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