Legislation - SB0025

Title: Income Tax - Cybersecurity Technology and Service Tax Credit - Alterations
Sponsored by: Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Commerce) and Senators Augustine, Hettleman, King, Lewis Young, McCray, Rosapepe, and Zucker
Status: In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Establishing the Buy Maryland Cybersecurity Tax Credit; providing the purpose of the credit is to promote the cybersecurity industry in the State by helping Maryland businesses and nonprofits purchase cybersecurity technologies and services from Maryland companies; altering eligibility for the credit; altering the aggregate amount of credits that may be issued for certain cybersecurity purchases from $200,000 to $1,000,000; making the credit refundable; etc.

Committees

Original:: Budget and Taxation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Ways and Means

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Cross-filed with: HB0290

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

By Request of the Governor

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 9/30/2025 Legislative Date 9/30/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Income Tax - Cybersecurity Technology and Service Tax Credit - Alterations Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/15/2026 Legislative Date 1/15/2026 Action Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/11/2026 Legislative Date 2/11/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/09/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {473021/1 Adopted Proceedings 20 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/09/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 20 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Income Tax - Cybersecurity Technology and Service Tax Credit - Alterations Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/17/2026 Legislative Date 2/12/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (41-0) Proceedings 23 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/18/2026 Legislative Date 2/15/2026 Action Referred Ways and Means Proceedings 24 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	9/30/2025	9/30/2025	Pre-filed
Senate	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Budget and Taxation
			Text - First - Income Tax - Cybersecurity Technology and Service Tax Credit - Alterations
Senate	1/15/2026	1/15/2026	Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/11/2026	2/11/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate	2/12/2026	2/09/2026	Favorable with Amendments {473021/1 Adopted	20 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/12/2026	2/09/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	20 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Income Tax - Cybersecurity Technology and Service Tax Credit - Alterations
Senate	2/17/2026	2/12/2026	Third Reading Passed (41-0)	23 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/18/2026	2/15/2026	Referred Ways and Means	24 Click to view Recorded Media

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