2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 729

CHAPTER NUMBER: 700 File Code: Taxes - Miscellaneous
Sponsored By:
Garrett County Delegation and Allegany County Delegation
Entitled:
Maryland-Mined Coal - Tax Credits

Synopsis:

Modifying a credit available to public service companies against the public service company franchise tax and a credit available against the income tax for cogenerators, based on the purchase of Maryland-mined coal, by eliminating the 1986 base year limitation; extending availability of the credit against the income tax to specified electricity suppliers; eliminating the existing sunset applicable to the credit against the public service company franchise tax; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/10
First Reading Ways and Means
2/16
Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.
2/17
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/2 at 2:00 p.m.
3/14
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (133-3)
4/8
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (131-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/18
Became Law without Governor's signature per MD Constitution - Chapter 700
Senate Action
3/20
First Reading Budget and Taxation
3/22
Hearing 3/27 at 2:00 p.m.
4/8
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Hafer) Adopted (44-0)
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Garrett County Delegation
Allegany County Delegation
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COAL
GROSS RECEIPTS TAX
INCOME TAX
SUNSET
TAX CREDITS -see also- CIRCUIT BREAKER
UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES; TELEPHONES; WATER
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Public Utility Companies
( 1-101 )
Tax - General
( 8-406 , 10-704.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 165461/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 15, 2000   at: 10:19 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 049032/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2000   at: 12:08 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 17, 2000: Third Reading Passed (133-3)
April 8, 2000: Third Reading Passed (131-0)
Senate
April 5, 2000: Motion 2rdgs same day Const/Rule 24 (Hafer) Adopted (44-0)
April 5, 2000: Third Reading Passed (46-0)