2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 981

File Code: Transportation - Generally
Sponsored By:
Delegates Barkley, Bronrott, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gaines, Gutierrez, Kaiser, King, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Montgomery, Murray, Niemann, Petzold, Simmons, Stern, and Vaughn
Entitled:
Transportation Funding - Mass Transit - Sales and Use Tax

Synopsis:

Altering the distribution of sales and use tax revenue; creating a Mass Transit Account within the Transportation Trust Fund; providing for the distribution of specified sales and use tax revenue to the Account; pledging specified taxes collected to pay the principal and interest on specified bonds; providing for periodic increases in the distribution rate of the sales and use tax; limiting the use of the Account to funding specified transit capital and operating expenses; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Ways and Means
2/22
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Jane E. Lawton, District 18
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BONDS -see also- COUNTY & BALTIMORE CITY BONDS; STATE BONDS.
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
GRANTS
MASS TRANSIT -see also- BUSES; RAILROADS
REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
SALES AND USE TAX
TRANSPORTATION -see also- AIRCRAFT; AIRPORTS; BOATS; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Tax - General
( 2-1302.2 , 2-1303 )
Transportation
( 3-215 , 3-216 , 3-401 )

Documents:

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