---
type: "Bill"
title: "Economic Development - Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit Program - Alterations and Study"
description: "Economic Development - Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit Program - Alterations and Study"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 19"
citation: "Maryland SB 19 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-10-22"
last_action: "2021-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f16a293-3fe6-4aed-b718-a8d3627a0853"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0019?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "ec6a033a8203ca105093e3444c5d3d8c66e3b5c320b1fd9de41a441452f5754e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland SB 19 (2021) — Economic Development - Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit Program - Alterations and Study

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Economic Development - Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit Program - Alterations and Study** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_112_sb0019e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Economic Development - Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit Program - Alterations and Study** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0019e.pdf)
3. **First - Economic Development – Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit Program – Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0019f.pdf)
4. **Third - Economic Development – Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit Program – Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0019t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- On third reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **97–38** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-10-22** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** First Reading Budget and Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-11** Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2021-02-10** Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-10** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-10** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-02-16** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-02-18** Referred Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2021-04-05** Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-05** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-05** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-04-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-08** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2021-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-08** Passed Enrolled
- **2021-04-13** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 112 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f16a293-3fe6-4aed-b718-a8d3627a0853`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).