SENATE BILL 175

Sponsored By:

Senator Klausmeier

Entitled:

Income Tax - Credit for Prohibiting Smoking on Business Premises

Synopsis:

Providing for credits against the Maryland income tax for prohibiting smoking on the premises of specified business establishments; limiting the credit to the lesser of $5,000 or a percentage of the Maryland income tax for the taxable year; providing for the issuance of specified eligibility certificates by the board of license commissioners; requiring a taxpayer claiming the credit to obtain and file with the Maryland income tax return a specified eligibility certificate; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

1/21

First Reading Budget and Taxation

2/4

Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.

2/10

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 2/16 at 12:30 p.m.

3/7

Unfavorable Report by Budget and Taxation

House Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSES

COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc

INCOME TAX

LICENSE COMMISSIONERS, BOARDS OF

LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES

LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES

RESTAURANTS

SMOKING -see also- CIGARETTES

TAX CREDITS -see also- CIRCUIT BREAKER

Bill affects the following Statute:

Tax - General

( 10-725 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered