2000 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 840

File Code: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials Prior Year Introduction As: HB 985/99 - ECM Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1145
Sponsored By:
Senators Sfikas, Blount, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Ferguson, Green, Haines, Hughes, Jacobs, Lawlah, McCabe, Mitchell, Mooney, Roesser, and Stone
Entitled:
Veterans' Vocational Training, Employment, and Housing Act of 2000

Synopsis:

Establishing a Veterans' Job Training and Placement Program to award grants for vocational training or job placement programs for veterans; providing employers an income tax subtraction for hiring specified qualified veterans during the taxable year; providing a property tax credit and a partial recordation tax exemption for veterans who are first-time Maryland home buyers; requiring counties to provide partial county transfer tax exemptions for veterans who are first-time Maryland home buyers; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/21
First Reading Senate Rules
2/25
Re-referred Budget and Taxation
2/28
Hearing 3/15 at 1:30 p.m.
3/29
Unfavorable Report by Budget and Taxation
House Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Christopher J. McCabe, District 14
Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
APPROPRIATIONS
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
EXEMPTIONS
GRANTS
HOUSING -see also- APARTMENTS; CONDOMINIUMS; MOBILE HOMES
INCOME TAX
JOB TRAINING
LABOR, LICENSING, AND REGULATION, DEPARTMENT OF
MANDATES
PROPERTY TAX
RECORDATION
REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
TAX CREDITS -see also- CIRCUIT BREAKER
TRANSFER TAX
VETERANS
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Labor and Employment
( 11-701 )
Tax - General
( 10-208 )
Tax - Property
( 9-109 , 12-108 , 13-409 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered