Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB681 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 681
8	8	Q3 2lr2209
9	9	CF SB 443
10	10	By: Delegates D. Jones, Bagnall, Ebersole, Forbes, Hill, Munoz, Ruth, and Terrasa
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Ways and Means
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Income Tax – Credit for Pet–Friendly Rental Dwelling Units 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of allowing certain landlords a credit against the State income tax for 3
21	21	certain rental dwelling units in which, during the taxable year, a landlord permits 4
22	22	certain tenants to reside with companion animals; requiring the Comptroller to 5
23	23	maintain and publish on the Comptroller’s website certain information; and 6
24	24	generally relating to a credit against the State income tax for pet–friendly rental 7
25	25	dwelling units. 8
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27	27	BY adding to 9
28	28	Article – Tax – General 10
29	29	Section 10–754 11
30	30	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
31	31	(2016 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 13
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33	33	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
34	34	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
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36	36	Article – Tax – General 16
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38	38	10–754. 17
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40	40	(A) IN THIS SECTION, “RENTAL DWELLING UNIT ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED 18
41	41	IN § 6–801 OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE. 19
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43	43	(B) SUBJECT TO THE LIMITA TIONS OF THIS SECTIO N, A LANDLORD MAY 20
44	44	CLAIM A CREDIT AGAIN ST THE STATE INCOME TAX IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL T O $200 21
45	45	FOR EACH RENTAL DWELLING UNIT IN WHICH, DURING THE TAXABLE Y EAR, THE 22
46	46	LANDLORD PERMITS THE LANDLORD ’S TENANT TO RESIDE W ITH A COMPANION 23
47	47	ANIMAL. 24 2 HOUSE BILL 681
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51	51	(C) (1) FOR EACH TAXABLE YEAR , THE CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER THIS 1
52	52	SECTION MAY NOT EXCE ED THE LESSER OF: 2
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54	54	(I) $2,000; OR 3
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56	56	(II) THE STATE INCOME TAX FOR THAT TAXABLE YEAR , 4
57	57	CALCULATED BEFORE TH E APPLICATION OF THE CREDITS UNDER THIS SECTION 5
58	58	AND §§ 10–701 AND 10–701.1 OF THIS SUBTITLE , BUT AFTER THE APPLIC ATION OF 6
59	59	OTHER CREDITS ALLOWA BLE UNDER THIS SUBTI TLE. 7
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61	61	(2) THE UNUSED AMOUNT OF CREDIT FOR ANY TAXAB LE YEAR MAY 8
62	62	NOT BE CARRIED OVER TO ANY OTHER TAXABLE YEAR. 9
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64	64	(D) (1) A LANDLORD C LAIMING THE CREDIT U NDER THIS SECTION MA Y 10
65	65	IMPOSE A LIMITATION ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPANION ANIMALS WITH 11
66	66	WHICH A TENANT MAY R ESIDE. 12
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68	68	(2) A LANDLORD CLAIMING TH E CREDIT UNDER THIS SECTION MAY 13
69	69	NOT IMPOSE: 14
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71	71	(I) A NON–REFUNDABLE PET FEE ON THE TENANT WHO 15
72	72	RESIDES WITH A COMPA NION ANIMAL; OR 16
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74	74	(II) BREED OR SIZE RESTRI CTIONS ON THE COMPAN ION ANIMAL 17
75	75	WITH WHICH THE TENAN T SEEKS TO RESIDE . 18
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77	77	(E) IN ORDER TO CLAIM THE CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER THIS SECTION, THE 19
78	78	LANDLORD SHALL FILE WITH THE LANDLORD ’S INCOME TAX RETURN: 20
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80	80	(1) A LIST OF EACH PROPE RTY AT WHICH THE LAN DLORD PERMITS 21
81	81	THE LANDLORD ’S RESIDENTIAL RENTAL H OUSING TENANTS TO RESIDE WI TH 22
82	82	COMPANION ANIMALS IN THE TENANT’S RENTAL DWELLING UNIT AND FOR WHICH 23
83	83	THE LANDLORD IS CLAIMING THE CREDIT UNDER THI S SECTION; AND 24
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85	85	(2) A COPY OF THE LANDLORD ’S POLICIES GOVERNING COMPANION 25
86	86	ANIMALS WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPERTY . 26
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88	88	(F) NOTWITHSTANDING THE L IMITATIONS UNDER TITLE 13, SUBTITLE 2 OF 27
89	89	THIS ARTICLE , THE COMPTROLLER SHALL MAI NTAIN AND PUBLISH ON THE 28
90	90	COMPTROLLER ’S WEBSITE A LIST OF LANDLORDS WHO C LAIM THE CREDIT 29
91	91	ALLOWED UNDER THIS S ECTION AND THE PROPE RTIES AT WHICH EACH LANDLORD 30 HOUSE BILL 681 3
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94	94	PERMITS THE LANDLORD ’S RESIDENTIAL RENTAL H OUSING TENANTS TO RESIDE 1
95	95	WITH COMPANION ANIMA LS IN THE TENANT’S RENTAL DWELLING UNIT. 2
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97	97	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 3
98	98	1, 2022, and shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021, but 4
99	99	before January 1, 2024. It shall remain effective for a period 2 years and, at the end of June 5
100	100	30, 2024, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 6
101	101	abrogated and of no further force and effect. 7