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Ways and Means hears bill to create tax reconciliation program for justice-involved individuals
Summary
House Bill 634 would create an income tax reconciliation program administered by the comptroller for people who served six months to ten years in prison, aiming to reduce escalating tax debt that can hinder reintegration.
Delegate Edith Patterson (presenting other sponsorship materials) and Delegate Williams introduced House Bill 634 and invited the comptroller and community partners to testify in favor of a program to relieve and reconcile state income tax obligations for certain justice-involved individuals.
“For the record, I'm Brooke Lierman, the comptroller of Maryland. I'm pleased today to testify in support of House Bill 6 34, the Maryland Fair Taxation for Justice Involved Individuals Act,” Comptroller Lierman told the committee, framing the proposal as a way to remove obstacles…
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