All Roll Calls
Yes: 299 • No: 4
MarylandHB 05472026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Income Tax - Enhanced Agricultural Management Equipment Subtraction Modification and Parent of a Stillborn Child Credit
Sponsored By: Kris Fair (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
AgricultureTaxes - IncomeAgriculture, Department ofAgriculture -see also- Agritourism; Cannabis Prd; Farm; etc.Death -see also- Homicide; Murder; Wrongful DeathEquipment -see also- Charging; Med. Equip.; MV Equip; etc.ExemptionsIncome TaxParents and GuardiansReportsReproductive Matters -see also- Abortion; BrthCntr; PregRules and Regulations
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Refundable $1,000 credit for stillbirth parents
Beginning January 1, 2027, you can claim a $1,000 Maryland income tax credit for each stillbirth in that year. You must have a Maryland stillbirth certificate or a fetal death certificate from another state. The credit goes down by $50 for every $1,000 (or part) your federal AGI is over $100,000, or over $150,000 if married filing jointly. You can claim it only for the year the stillbirth happened. If the credit is more than your Maryland tax, you get the rest as a refund.
Tax break for enhanced farm equipment
Beginning July 1, 2026, Maryland lets farm owners subtract costs to buy and install certain enhanced equipment from Maryland income. You can subtract 100% for listed gear like no‑till planters/drills, liquid manure injectors, deep no‑till rippers, certain manure spreaders, GPS or optical nutrient systems, and approved attachments. Vertical tillage used to mix livestock manure or poultry litter gets a 50% subtraction. The equipment must last at least 4 years, be used in farm production, and you must keep it for 3 years after the tax year you claim it. Purchase‑date rules apply by type, and injectors cannot be used to inject sludge. You must file a Maryland Department of Agriculture certification. Any amount you cannot use carries forward up to 5 years. The Agriculture Department can add more qualifying equipment by regulation each year.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Kris Fair
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Gabriel Acevero
Democratic • House
Nick Allen
Democratic • House
Christopher Eric Bouchat
Republican • House
Regina T. Boyce
Democratic • House
Jason C. Buckel
House
Kevin B. Hornberger
Republican • House
Jay A. Jacobs
Republican • House
April Miller
Republican • House
Andrew C. Pruski
Democratic • House
Lily Qi
Democratic • House
Matthew J. Schindler
Democratic • House
Jared Solomon
Democratic • House
Chris Tomlinson
Republican • House
Greg Wims
Democratic • House
Jamila J. Woods
Democratic • House
Chao Wu
Democratic • House
Natalie Ziegler
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/13/2026
Third Readings Passed with Amendments
Yes: 46 • No: 0
House vote • 4/13/2026
Third Reading Passed
Yes: 122 • No: 3 • Other: 17
House vote • 3/20/2026
Third Reading Passed
Yes: 131 • No: 1 • Other: 9
Actions Timeline
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 327
4/28/2026Passed Enrolled
4/13/2026HouseThird Reading Passed (122-3)
4/13/2026HouseHouse Concurs Senate Amendments
4/13/2026HouseThird Readings Passed with Amendments (46-0)
4/13/2026SenateFloor Amendment {773129/1 (Senator Waldstreicher) Adopted
4/13/2026SenateMotion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Waldstreicher) Adopted
4/13/2026SenateSecond Reading Passed
4/9/2026SenateFavorable Adopted
4/9/2026SenateFavorable Report by Budget and Taxation
4/9/2026SenateHearing 4/01 at 1:15 p.m.
3/25/2026SenateReferred Budget and Taxation
3/23/2026SenateThird Reading Passed (131-1)
3/20/2026HouseSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
3/19/2026HouseFavorable with Amendments {283821/1 Adopted
3/19/2026HouseFavorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/19/2026HouseHearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
1/27/2026HouseFirst Reading Ways and Means
1/27/2026House
Bill Text
Enrolled
4/13/2026
Third Reading
3/19/2026
First Reading
1/27/2026
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