2011 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 927

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Taxes - Miscellaneous Prior Year Introduction As: HB 163/10 - W&M & APP
Sponsored By:
Delegates McMillan and W. Miller
Entitled:
Taxpayers' Bill of Rights

Synopsis:

Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution that establishes a specified Bill of Rights for State individual taxpayers; requiring voter approval for new State or local taxes, tax rate increases, and repeal of tax exemptions; imposing spending limits on the State; requiring that under specified circumstances revenues received in excess of estimates be paid to individual taxpayers; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/11
First Reading Ways and Means & Appropriations
2/16
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
3/25
Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Appropriations
Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets
Constitutional Amendments
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Declaration of Rights
Exemptions
Local Government Mandates
Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
Referendum
Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees & Taxes; specific tax.

Bill affects the following Statute:

Article - Declaration of Rights
( 15A )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments: None offered
Committee Votes :
House
Appropriations
Ways and Means