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Committee backs bill to ease tax burden for justice‑involved professionals
Summary
Prince George’s County General Assembly Committee voted unanimously to move SB 295 (mirror HB 634) favorably. The bill, supported by a local reentry advocate, would establish tax relief and an income tax reconciliation program for people who lose income due to criminal justice involvement, with a federal counterpart under development.
The Prince George’s County General Assembly Committee voted unanimously Jan. 28 to move Senate Bill 295, the Maryland Fair Taxation for Justice‑Involved Individuals Act, favorably to the full delegation. Committee members said the measure targets tax and financial reconciliation for professionals who returned from incarceration and face lingering financial harms.
The bill’s principal local advocate, Dr. Johnson, told the committee SB 295 (and the mirror House bill HB 634) grew from conversations with returning professionals who…
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