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IntroducedJan 16, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 17, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit - Conversion to Grant Program
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 13, 2026: Third Reading Passed (112-19)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 247
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 42
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- Kagan
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Harris
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Hershey
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 2
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {453527/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Floor Amendment {533723/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (35-95)
- Floor Amendment {833327/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (35-98)
- Third Reading Passed (112-19)
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Referred Ways and Means
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {663126/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.
- Jan 16, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Budget and Taxation
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit - Conversion to Grant ProgramPDF
- Amendments {663126/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit - Conversion to Grant ProgramPDF
- Amendments {453527/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {533723/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (35-95) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {833327/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (35-98) (House)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and TaxationPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Ways and MeansPDF
- Video: Budget and TaxationHTML
- Video: Ways and MeansHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Beidle, Pamela
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Bagwell, Ashlie
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Allen, Hannah (Maryland Chamber of Commerce)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Vetter, Drew
- B&T Testimony, INFO -- Comptroller of Maryland, Brooke Lierman
- B&T Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Beidle, Pamela
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Allen, Hannah (Maryland Chamber of Commerce)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Sayles, Laurie-Anne (Montgomery County Council)



