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MD HB547

Bill

Status

Passed

4/28/2026

Primary Sponsor

Kris Fair

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to report annually by December 1 to the Governor and General Assembly on additional types of equipment that should qualify for the enhanced agricultural management equipment income tax subtraction
  • Removes the Secretary's authority to establish qualifying equipment through regulation, replacing it with a recommendation-based reporting requirement
  • Maintains the existing 100% income tax subtraction for purchases of qualifying equipment including no-till planters, liquid manure injection systems, GPS devices for nutrient management, and optical sensing systems
  • Continues the 50% subtraction for vertical tillage equipment used to incorporate livestock manure or poultry litter into soil
  • Takes effect July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Income Tax - Enhanced Agricultural Management Equipment Subtraction Modification and Parent of a Stillborn Child Credit

Rules and Regulations

Last Action

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 327

4/28/2026

Committee Referrals

Budget and Taxation3/23/2026
Ways and Means1/27/2026

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