2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1061

File Code: Taxes - Income
Sponsored By:
Delegates Mizeur, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Dumais, Glenn, Healey, Hecht, Manno, and Rosenberg
Entitled:
Earned Income Credit Information Act

Synopsis:

Requiring the Comptroller to publish the maximum income eligibility for the State earned income tax credit on or before January 1 of each taxable year; requiring the Comptroller to prepare a specified notice; requiring an employer to provide specified notification to an employee who may be eligible for the State earned income tax credit; providing that an employee may not pursue a private cause of action against an employer for the employer's failure to provide a specified notice; and applying the Act to taxable years after 2009.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/13
First Reading Ways and Means
2/18
Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (106-26)
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Budget and Taxation
3/31
Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
4/13
Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
4/8
Favorable
Special Order evening session (Senator Kittleman) Adopted
4/9
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/10
Motion Special Order later (Senator Kittleman) Rejected (16-31)
Floor Amendment (Senator Kittleman)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3A
Delegate Roger P. Manno, District 19
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Comptroller
Income Tax
Notices
Public Information
Tax Credits -see also- Circuit Breaker
Work, Labor and Employment -see also- Col Barg; Holiday; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Tax - General
( 10-905 , 10-913 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 825060/02     Offered on: March 28, 2009   at: 12:32 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 863421/01     Offered on: April 13, 2009   at: 11:59 p.m.     Status: Incomplete
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 26, 2009: Third Reading Passed (106-26)
Senate
April 10, 2009: Motion Special Order until later (Kittleman) Rejected (16-31)