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Legislation


2012 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 563

File Code: Taxes - Miscellaneous Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 567
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hixson, Barve, Cardin, Frick, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, Luedtke, A. Miller, Rosenberg, Ross, Stukes, and Summers
Entitled:
Communications Taxes - Reform Commission

Synopsis:

Establishing the Communications Tax Reform Commission; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Commission; prohibiting a member of the Commission from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Commission to assess the feasibility and fiscal implications of a competitively neutral communications tax and fee system that eliminates the disparate treatment of similar communications service providers; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

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House Action
2/3
First Reading Ways and Means
2/8
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21

Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/20
Favorable with Amendments {945767/1 Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/21
Third Reading Passed (104-26)
4/1
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Budget and Taxation
3/28
Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
3/29
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/30
Third Reading Passed (40-6)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/2
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 262

Sponsored by:

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate C. William Frick, District 16
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Eric G. Luedtke, District 14
Delegate Aruna Miller, District 15
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44
Delegate Michael G. Summers, District 47

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Assessments and Taxation, Department of
Cable Television
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Communications -see also- Language; Telecommun & Info Tech
Comptroller
Corporations -see also- Municipal Corps; Public Corps & Inst
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Disclosure
Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates.
Franchise Tax
Income Tax
Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
Privacy
Property Tax
Reports
Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
Sales and Use Tax
Subpoenas
Sunset
Telecommunications and Information Technology
Telephones
Television -see also- Cable Television
Utilities -see also- High Voltage Lines; Telephones; Water

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 945767/01     Offered on: March 23, 2012   at: 4:00 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Budget and Taxation
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 21, 2012: Third Reading Passed (104-26)
Senate
March 30, 2012: Third Reading Passed (40-6)
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