CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Taxes - Miscellaneous
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1130/04 - W&M
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates McMillan, Boschert, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer,
Eckardt, Frank, Gilleland, Impallaria, Kach, Kelly, Leopold, McConkey,
McDonough, Miller, Parker, Smigiel, and Sossi
- Entitled:
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Taxpayers' Bill of Rights
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution that establishes a
Bill of Rights for State individual income taxpayers; requiring voter
approval for new taxes, tax rate increases, and repeal of tax
exemptions; imposing specified spending limits on the State and local
governing bodies; requiring that specified revenues received in excess
of specified estimates be paid to individual income taxpayers; and
submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the State of
Maryland for their adoption or rejection.
House Action
- 2/11
- First Reading Ways and Means
- 2/15
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m.
- 2/17
- Hearing cancelled
- 3/2
- Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/11
- Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
- Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
- Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
- Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
- Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
- Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
- Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
- Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
- Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- BUDGETS -see also- CAPITAL BUDGETS
- CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
- COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
- DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
- EXEMPTIONS
- INCOME TAX
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES
- REFERENDUM
- REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
- VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Declaration of Rights
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- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered