# Maryland SB 0519: Earned Income Tax Credit - Assistance Program Implementation Delay and Study

Maryland SB 0519, Earned Income Tax Credit - Assistance Program Implementation Delay and Study, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Nancy J. King (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 202); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0519
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Earned Income Tax Credit - Assistance Program Implementation Delay and Study
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-03
- Last action: 2026-04-28, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 202
- Sponsor: Nancy J. King (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Taxes - Income, Administrative Agencies, Awareness and Outreach, Communications -see also- ElecComm; Intergov; etc., Comptroller, Data -see also- Census; Demographics, Demographics -see also- Census; Data, Federal Government, Income Tax, Intergovernmental Cooperation -see also- AdmAgn; Cmts; etc., Low-Income, Notices, Privacy, Reports, Social Services -see also- Public Benefits, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Sunset, Tax Credits, Tax Returns, Time, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (175 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Maryland workers keep tax-credit help through 2035: benefit, low. Effective July 1, 2026, the law extends Maryland’s Earned Income Tax Credit Assistance Program through December 31, 2035. Its previous end date was December 31, 2030. This preserves five additional years of claim assistance for Maryland residents who qualify to use the program. The program ends aut…
- Tax-credit help for Maryland workers starts later: cost, low. The law delays Maryland’s earned income tax-credit claim-form help by five years. It applies to tax years beginning after December 31, 2029, instead of after December 31, 2024. The Comptroller must send forms to Maryland residents who appear eligible but did not claim the credit. The Comptroller mu…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nancy J. King (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 133 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 42 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-04-28: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 202
- 2026-04-09: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (133-0) (House)
- 2026-04-03: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-04-02: Favorable Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2026-03-25: Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-25: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2026-03-16: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-11: Referred Ways and Means (House)
- 2026-03-10: Third Reading Passed (42-0) (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Motion Special Order until 3/6 (Senator Guzzone) Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Favorable (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: First Reading Budget and Taxation (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_202_sb0519t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0519t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0519f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law)
- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_202_sb0519t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0519t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0519f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS)
- [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS)
- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0519-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).