1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 850

File Code: Miscellaneous - Local Prior Year Introduction As: SB 154/96 - B&T
Sponsored By:
Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled:
Prince George's County - Telephone Service Tax - Education Funding PG 427-97

Synopsis:

Authorizing Prince George's County to levy up to a 10% sales or use tax on residential, commercial, and industrial telephone service; defining "telephone service" for purposes of the tax; exempting from the tax the first $10 per month for basic local residential service; providing for the taxation of long distance telephone service under the tax; requiring Prince George's County to appropriate a minimum amount of local funds to the school operating budget for each fiscal year based on projected revenues from the tax; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
1/31
First Reading Ways and Means
2/26
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27
Withdrawn
Senate Action
No Action
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
APPROPRIATIONS
COUNTY COUNCILS
EDUCATION -see also- PUBLIC SCHOOLS; SPECIAL ED.; HIGHER ED.
MANDATES
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SALES AND USE TAX
TELEPHONES
UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES; TELEPHONES
Bill affects the following Statute:
Article - 24 Political Subdivisions - Miscellaneous Provisions
( 9-606 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)