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SS/SB 913 - This act modifies provisions relating to tax credits. WOOD ENERGY TAX CREDIT A tax credit for the production of certain wood-energy processed wood products expires on June 30, 2028. This act extends such sunset date to June 30, 2033. (Section 135.305) MEAT PROCESSING FACILITIES TAX CREDIT The Meat Processing Facility Investment Tax Credit for the expansion or modernization of meat processing facilities expires on December 31, 2028. This act extends such sunset date to December 31, 2033. (Section 135.686) HIGHER ETHANOL FUEL TAX CREDIT A tax credit for the sale of higher ethanol blend fuels expires on December 31, 2028. This act extends such sunset date to December 31, 2033. (Section 135.772) BIODIESEL RETAIL SALE TAX CREDIT A tax credit for the sale of biodiesel fuels expires on December 31, 2028. This act extends such sunset date to December 31, 2033. This act provides that a taxpayer shall not be liable for penalties or interest on an income tax balance due if such taxpayer is denied part or all of a tax credit to which the taxpayer has qualified due to lack of available funds, and such denial causes a balance-due notice to be generated by the Department of Revenue or any other redeeming agency. Such taxpayer shall pay the balance due within sixty days or be subject to penalties and interest pursuant to current law. (Section 135.775) BIODIESEL PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT A tax credit for the production of biodiesel fuels expires on December 31, 2028. This act extends such sunset date to December 31, 2033. (Section 135.778) RAILROAD INFRASTRUCTURE TAX CREDIT For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, this act authorizes a tax credit in the amount of fifty percent of an eligible taxpayer's qualified railroad expenditures and qualified new rail infrastructure expenditures. "Qualified railroad expenditures" are defined as gross expenditures for maintenance, reconstruction, or replacement of railroad infrastructure, as described in the act. "Qualified new rail infrastructure expenditures" are defined as gross expenditures for new rail infrastructure, as described in the act. A tax credit for qualified railroad expenditures shall not exceed $5,000 multiplied by the number of miles of railroad track owned or leased in the state by a railroad, and the total amount of tax credits for qualified railroad expenditures authorized in a calendar year shall not exceed $4.5 million. A tax credit for qualified new rail infrastructure expenditures shall not exceed $1 million for each new rail-served customer project, and the total amount of tax credits for qualified new rail infrastructure expenditures authorized in a calendar year shall not exceed $5 million. An eligible taxpayer shall submit a certificate of eligibility to the Department of Economic Development after the completion of the qualified railroad expenditures or qualified new rail infrastructure expenditures. Tax credits authorized by the act shall not be refundable, but may be carried forward for five subsequent tax years. Tax credits may be transferred as described in the act. This act shall sunset on December 31, 2032, unless reauthorized by the General Assembly. (Section 135.1210) This provision is identical to SB 1461 (2026), SCS/SB 462 (2025), HB 2716 (2026), and HB 2941 (2026), and to a provision in SCS/SB 864 (2026), and HCS/HB 2713 (2026), and is substantially similar to HCS/HB 669 (2025), SS/SCS/SB 876 (2024), HB 1824 (2024), SB 385 (2023), and HCS/HB 657 (2023), and to a provision in HCS/SS/SCS/SB 466 (2025), HCS/HB 1935 (2024), and HCS/HB 939 (2023). URBAN FARMS TAX CREDIT A tax credit for the establishment or improvement of urban farms expires on December 31, 2028. This act extends such sunset date to December 31, 2033. (Section 135.1610) ROLLING STOCK TAX CREDIT A tax credit for eligible expenses incurred in the manufacture, maintenance, or improvement of a freight line company's qualified rolling stock expires on August 28, 2028. This act extends such sunset date to December 31, 2033. (Section 137.1018) AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION TAX CREDITS Tax credits for contributions to the Missouri Agriculture and Small Business Development Authority and investments in new generation cooperatives for the purpose of development of agricultural business expire on December 31, 2028. This act extends such sunset date to December 31, 2033. (Section 348.436) SPECIALTY AGRICULTURAL CROPS The "Specialty Agricultural Crops Act" loan program for family farmers and tax credits for lenders expires on December 31, 2028. This act extends such sunset date to December 31, 2033. (Sections 348.491 and 348.493) This act is substantially similar to provisions in HCS/SS/SCS/SB 466 (2025). JOSH NORBERG

2026 Regular Session Introduced by Kurtis Gregory

The bill creates a statewide registration, testing, reliability, and consumer-protection framework for public EV charging stations overseen by the Maryland Department of Agricultur

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Bill Summary · SB 913

SB 913 — Department of Agriculture: Public Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment — Registration, Regulation, and Oversight

Status and timeline
- Introduced: January 24, 2025 (Sen. Hettleman). Hearing held Feb 18, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.; reported favorably out of committee May 5, 2025 and recommended for local & uncontested calendar. Companion: HB 1039.
- Effective date in bill: July 1, 2025. MDA must adopt implementing regulations by December 1, 2025 (uncodified provision). Registration compliance dates: equipment placed in service before Oct 1, 2025 may not be used after Oct 1, 2026 unless registered; equipment placed in service on/after Oct 1, 2025 may not be used after Jan 1, 2026 unless registered.

Purpose and intent
The bill creates a statewide registration, testing, reliability, consumer-protection, inspection, decommissioning, and reporting framework for public electric vehicle supply equipment (EV charging stations) under the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) weights and measures program, in consultation with the Public Service Commission (PSC).

Key provisions
- New Subtitle 5 (Art. — Agriculture, §§11–501 to 11–509) defining terms (public/private/shared private EVSE, uptime, public funds).
- Registration: Owners of public EVSE must register with the Secretary of Agriculture, display a certificate on each unit, renew annually, and pay fees set to cover program costs. Fees are deposited to the Weights and Measures Fund.
- Exemptions: private EVSE, shared private EVSE (no fee; limited user groups), and EVSE already registered with the Comptroller or PSC.
- Testing and standards: MDA must establish a program to test weight/measure aspects of EVSE and ensure conformity with NIST Handbook 44.
- Reliability/reporting and consumer standards: MDA (with PSC) must set standards including power output, connector types, hours, fees, payment methods, uptime, labeling, language/payment options, employee training. Uptime must be measured (hours and days) and be at least 97%. Owners may designate third parties to comply.
- Enforcement and penalties: MDA may inspect on complaint, establish decommissioning process, and adopt regulations (to be consistent with NEVI where practicable). Civil penalties for reliability/reporting violations tied to publicly funded equipment may be imposed (penalties payable to the General Fund). Certain existing civil-penalty alternatives under Title 11 do not apply to Subtitle 5 violations.
- Reporting: Annual compilation of reliability/reporting information to the Comptroller, PSC, and General Assembly by July 1, beginning 2026.

Who is affected
- Charging station owners/operators (including public agencies and private operators) — must register, meet testing and reliability/consumer standards, and potentially pay fees and penalties.
- Third‑party network operators if designated for compliance.
- EV drivers/consumers — benefit from consumer protections (payment options, labeling, uptime standards).
- MDA, PSC, Comptroller — administrative and oversight responsibilities.
- Small businesses and local governments may face compliance costs (fiscal note flags potential meaningful effects for small businesses).

Fiscal impact (from fiscal note)
- Special fund revenues and expenditures estimated to increase by $636,500 in FY 2026 (fees deposited to Weights and Measures Fund); annualization and inflation thereafter.
- General fund expenditures increase significantly beginning FY 2026 (fiscal note estimates potentially > $3.0 million in FY 2026 and ~$1.0 million annually thereafter) for administrative/implementation costs; general fund revenues increase minimally.
- Local governments: costs assumed absorbable within existing resources.

Overall effect
SB 913 establishes a regulatory regime aimed at ensuring accuracy, reliability (97% uptime minimum), consumer protections, and centralized oversight for public EV charging infrastructure in Maryland, funded primarily by registration/renewal fees and administered by MDA in coordination with PSC.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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