MD SB 247

died on adjournment

Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit - Conversion to Grant Program

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did MD SB 247 pass?

No. MD SB 247 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-13): Third Reading Passed

What is MD SB 247 about?

MD SB 247 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit - Conversion to Grant Program”.

Who sponsors MD SB 247?

Zucker, Rosapepe, McCray and 6 others are the primary sponsors of MD SB 247.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-04-13 — Third Reading Passed
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-16
First Reading Budget and Taxation
referral-committee
2026-01-22
Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.
2026-02-11
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-12
Favorable with Amendments {
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-12
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-02-17
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-02-18
Referred Ways and Means
referral-committee
2026-03-16
Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-04-11
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-13
Favorable with Amendments {
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-13
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-04-13
Floor Amendment {
2026-04-13
Floor Amendment {
2026-04-13
Third Reading Passed
passage

Versions

Third - Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit - Conversion to Grant ProgramCompare
First - Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit - Conversion to Grant ProgramCompare
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Documents

Votes

On Third Reading
2026-02-12 · pass · 42-0
Member-level votes (47)
- Mr. President: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Hester: yes
- Lewis Young: yes
- Simonaire: yes
- Attar: yes
- Feldman: yes
- Hettleman: yes
- Love: yes
- Smith: yes
- Augustine: yes
- Folden: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Mautz: yes
- Sydnor: yes
- Bailey: yes
- Gallion: yes
- James: yes
- McCray: yes
- Waldstreicher: yes
- Beidle: yes
- Gile: yes
- Kagan: yes
- McKay: yes
- Washington, A.: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- King: yes
- Ready: yes
- Watson: yes
- Carozza: yes
- Harris: yes
- Kramer: yes
- Rosapepe: yes
- West: yes
- Charles: yes
- Henson: yes
- Lam: yes
- Salling: yes
- Zucker: yes
- Corderman: yes
- Hershey: yes
- Hayes: not voting
- Washington, M.: not voting
- Benson: absent
- Jennings: absent
- Muse: absent
FLA Del. Fisher /533723/1
2026-04-02 · fail · 35-95
Member-level votes (141)
- Adams: yes
- Chisholm: yes
- Howard: yes
- Metzgar: yes
- Reilly: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Ciliberti: yes
- Hutchinson: yes
- Miller: yes
- Rose: yes
- Arentz: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Jacobs: yes
- Morgan, M.: yes
- Stonko: yes
- Arikan: yes
- Grammer: yes
- Kipke: yes
- Morgan, T.: yes
- Szeliga: yes
- Baker: yes
- Griffith: yes
- Long, R.: yes
- Nawrocki: yes
- Tomlinson: yes
- Beauchamp: yes
- Hartman: yes
- Mangione: yes
- Nkongolo: yes
- Valentine: yes
- Boafo: yes
- Hornberger: yes
- McComas: yes
- Pippy: yes
- Wivell: yes
- Speaker: no
- Davis: no
- Jones, D.: no
- Qi: no
- Taylor: no
- Addison: no
- Ebersole: no
- Kaiser: no
- Queen: no
- Terrasa: no
- Allen: no
- Edelson: no
- Kaufman: no
- Roberson: no
- Toles: no
- Alston: no
- Embry: no
- Kerr: no
- Roberts: no
- Turner: no
- Amprey: no
- Fair: no
- Korman: no
- Rogers: no
- Valderrama: no
- Bagnall: no
- Feldmark: no
- Lehman: no
- Rosenberg: no
- Vogel: no
- Barnes: no
- Fennell: no
- Lewis: no
- Ross: no
- Watson: no
- Bartlett: no
- Foley: no
- Long, J.: no
- Ruff: no
- Wells: no
- Behler: no
- Forbes: no
- Lopez: no
- Ruth: no
- White Holland: no
- Bhandari: no
- Fraser-Hidalgo: no
- McCaskill: no
- Shetty: no
- Wilkins: no
- Boyce: no
- Guyton: no
- Mireku-North: no
- Simmons: no
- Williams: no
- Cardin: no
- Guzzone: no
- Moon: no
- Simpson: no
- Wilson: no
- Chang: no
- Harrison: no
- Moreno: no
- Smith: no
- Wims: no
- Charkoudian: no
- Healey: no
- Odom: no
- Solomon: no
- Wolek: no
- Clippinger: no
- Hill: no
- Palakovich Carr: no
- Spiegel: no
- Woods: no
- Coley: no
- Holmes: no
- Pasteur: no
- Stein: no
- Woorman: no
- Conaway: no
- Ivey: no
- Patterson: no
- Stewart: no
- Wu: no
- Crutchfield: no
- Johnson, A.: no
- Phillips: no
- Stinnett: no
- Young: no
- Cullison: no
- Johnson, S.: no
- Pruski: no
- Taveras: no
- Ziegler: no
- Acevero: not voting
- Buckel: not voting
- Ghrist: not voting
- Martinez: not voting
- Schindler: not voting
- Bouchat: not voting
- Crosby: not voting
- Hinebaugh: not voting
- Sample-Hughes: not voting
- Schmidt: not voting
- Jones, A.: absent
FLA Del. Fisher /833327/1
2026-04-02 · fail · 35-98
Member-level votes (141)
- Adams: yes
- Chisholm: yes
- Hornberger: yes
- McComas: yes
- Pippy: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Ciliberti: yes
- Howard: yes
- Metzgar: yes
- Reilly: yes
- Arentz: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Hutchinson: yes
- Miller: yes
- Rose: yes
- Arikan: yes
- Grammer: yes
- Jacobs: yes
- Morgan, M.: yes
- Szeliga: yes
- Baker: yes
- Griffith: yes
- Kipke: yes
- Morgan, T.: yes
- Tomlinson: yes
- Beauchamp: yes
- Hartman: yes
- Long, R.: yes
- Nawrocki: yes
- Valentine: yes
- Buckel: yes
- Hinebaugh: yes
- Mangione: yes
- Nkongolo: yes
- Wivell: yes
- Speaker: no
- Davis: no
- Kaiser: no
- Queen: no
- Taylor: no
- Addison: no
- Ebersole: no
- Kaufman: no
- Roberson: no
- Terrasa: no
- Allen: no
- Edelson: no
- Kerr: no
- Roberts: no
- Toles: no
- Alston: no
- Embry: no
- Korman: no
- Rogers: no
- Turner: no
- Amprey: no
- Fair: no
- Lehman: no
- Rosenberg: no
- Valderrama: no
- Bagnall: no
- Feldmark: no
- Lewis: no
- Ross: no
- Vogel: no
- Barnes: no
- Fennell: no
- Long, J.: no
- Ruff: no
- Watson: no
- Bartlett: no
- Foley: no
- Lopez: no
- Ruth: no
- Wells: no
- Behler: no
- Forbes: no
- Martinez: no
- Schindler: no
- White Holland: no
- Bhandari: no
- Fraser-Hidalgo: no
- McCaskill: no
- Shetty: no
- Wilkins: no
- Boafo: no
- Guyton: no
- Mireku-North: no
- Simmons: no
- Williams: no
- Boyce: no
- Guzzone: no
- Moon: no
- Simpson: no
- Wilson: no
- Cardin: no
- Harrison: no
- Moreno: no
- Smith: no
- Wims: no
- Chang: no
- Healey: no
- Odom: no
- Solomon: no
- Wolek: no
- Charkoudian: no
- Hill: no
- Palakovich Carr: no
- Spiegel: no
- Woods: no
- Clippinger: no
- Holmes: no
- Pasteur: no
- Stein: no
- Woorman: no
- Coley: no
- Ivey: no
- Patterson: no
- Stewart: no
- Wu: no
- Conaway: no
- Johnson, A.: no
- Phillips: no
- Stinnett: no
- Young: no
- Crutchfield: no
- Johnson, S.: no
- Pruski: no
- Taveras: no
- Ziegler: no
- Cullison: no
- Jones, D.: no
- Qi: no
- Acevero: not voting
- Crosby: not voting
- Sample-Hughes: not voting
- Schmidt: not voting
- Stonko: not voting
- Bouchat: not voting
- Ghrist: not voting
- Jones, A.: absent
On Third Reading (Amend)
2026-04-02 · pass · 111-20
Member-level votes (141)
- Speaker: yes
- Davis: yes
- Johnson, A.: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Stinnett: yes
- Addison: yes
- Ebersole: yes
- Johnson, S.: yes
- Pippy: yes
- Taveras: yes
- Allen: yes
- Edelson: yes
- Jones, D.: yes
- Pruski: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Alston: yes
- Embry: yes
- Kaiser: yes
- Qi: yes
- Terrasa: yes
- Amprey: yes
- Fair: yes
- Kaufman: yes
- Queen: yes
- Toles: yes
- Bagnall: yes
- Feldmark: yes
- Kerr: yes
- Roberson: yes
- Tomlinson: yes
- Barnes: yes
- Fennell: yes
- Korman: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Turner: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Foley: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Valderrama: yes
- Beauchamp: yes
- Forbes: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Rose: yes
- Vogel: yes
- Behler: yes
- Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
- Long, J.: yes
- Rosenberg: yes
- Watson: yes
- Bhandari: yes
- Griffith: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Ross: yes
- Wells: yes
- Boafo: yes
- Guyton: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Ruff: yes
- White Holland: yes
- Boyce: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- McCaskill: yes
- Ruth: yes
- Wilkins: yes
- Buckel: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Metzgar: yes
- Schindler: yes
- Williams: yes
- Cardin: yes
- Hartman: yes
- Miller: yes
- Shetty: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Chang: yes
- Healey: yes
- Mireku-North: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Wims: yes
- Charkoudian: yes
- Hill: yes
- Moon: yes
- Simpson: yes
- Wolek: yes
- Ciliberti: yes
- Hinebaugh: yes
- Moreno: yes
- Smith: yes
- Woods: yes
- Clippinger: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Odom: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Woorman: yes
- Coley: yes
- Hornberger: yes
- Palakovich Carr: yes
- Spiegel: yes
- Wu: yes
- Conaway: yes
- Howard: yes
- Pasteur: yes
- Stein: yes
- Young: yes
- Crutchfield: yes
- Ivey: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Ziegler: yes
- Cullison: yes
- Adams: no
- Baker: no
- Hutchinson: no
- McComas: no
- Reilly: no
- Anderson: no
- Chisholm: no
- Jacobs: no
- Morgan, M.: no
- Szeliga: no
- Arentz: no
- Fisher: no
- Kipke: no
- Nawrocki: no
- Valentine: no
- Arikan: no
- Grammer: no
- Mangione: no
- Nkongolo: no
- Wivell: no
- Acevero: not voting
- Crosby: not voting
- Long, R.: not voting
- Sample-Hughes: not voting
- Stonko: not voting
- Bouchat: not voting
- Ghrist: not voting
- Morgan, T.: not voting
- Schmidt: not voting
- Jones, A.: absent

Related bills

Companion bill: HB 400

Official source

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0247?ys=2026RS

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