1999 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 398

File Code: Miscellaneous Prior Year Introduction As: SB 44/98 - B&T
Sponsored By:
Senators Munson, Van Hollen, Currie, DeGrange, Hoffman, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Neall, Stoltzfus, Ferguson, Hogan, Hooper, McCabe, Jacobs, Harris, Mooney, Roesser, Madden, Frosh, Teitelbaum, Kelley, and Forehand
Entitled:
Inheritance Tax Rate

Synopsis:

Altering the inheritance tax rate for property that passes from a decedent to or for the use of certain beneficiaries; altering a provision regarding funding of the office and authorized salary of the registers of wills under certain circumstances; and providing that the Act is applicable to decedents dying on or after July 1, 1999.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/5
First Reading Budget and Taxation
2/17
Hearing 3/10 at 1:30 p.m.
2/18
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/24 at 1:30 p.m.
3/22

Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/10
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/27
Governor vetoed - Duplicative
House Action
3/25
First Reading Ways and Means
3/26
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
4/8
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Committee Amendment Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/9
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (136-1)
Sponsored by:
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 9
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
Senator Christopher J. McCabe, District 14
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Robert R. Neall, District 33
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COMPTROLLER
CORPORATIONS -see also- MERGERS; MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
INHERITANCE TAX
REGISTERS OF WILLS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Estates and Trusts
( 2-205 )
Tax - General
( 7-204 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 319721/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 1999   at: 11:49 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 415753/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 11, 1999   at: 5:54 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 835453/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 11, 1999   at: 5:55 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 25, 1999: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 10, 1999: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
April 9, 1999: Third Reading Passed (136-1)