2026 Regular Session
HB735
Earned Income Tax Credit - Assistance Program Implementation Delay and Study
Delaying the implementation of the Earned Income Tax Credit Assistance Program until taxable year 2030; requiring the Comptroller's Office, on or before December 1, 2026, to study and make recommendations regarding outreach efforts to encourage eligible taxpayers to claim the State earned income tax credit; and requiring the Department of Service and Civic Innovation to make certain recommendations concerning methods to assist low-income Marylanders with claiming certain credits and obtaining certain assistance.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 6, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
122 yea–0 nay · 7 not voting · 12 absent
April 8, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
43 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 2 absent
Committee referrals
March 9, 2026 · Senate
Budget and Taxation
February 2, 2026 · House
Ways and Means
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 201
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House Returned Passed
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Senate Third Reading Passed (43-0) View roll call
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Senate Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
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Senate Referred Budget and Taxation
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House Third Reading Passed (122-0) View roll call
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House Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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House Favorable Report by Ways and Means
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House Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Ways and Means