2001 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 477

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Operating Budget Prior Year Introduction As: SB 603/98 - B&T Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 790
Sponsored By:
Delegates Greenip, La Vay, Klima, Ports, Amedori, Getty, O'Donnell, Rzepkowski, Baldwin, Brinkley, Shank, Edwards, Boschert, McKee, Snodgrass, Kittleman, Bartlett, and Stull
Entitled:
Constitutional Amendment - Rebate of Revenue Surplus to Individual Income Taxpayers

Synopsis:

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Maryland to require that General Fund revenues received for a fiscal year in excess of the estimate of those revenues at the beginning of the fiscal year be paid to individual income taxpayers in a specified manner; requiring the Comptroller to determine the percentage amount of payment that will distribute the excess to individual income taxpayers in a specified manner; requiring the Comptroller to mail payments to eligible individual income taxpayers; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/2
First Reading Ways and Means
2/7
Hearing 2/21 at 11:00 a.m.
3/24
Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Janet Greenip, District 33
Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5
Delegate Robert C. Baldwin, District 33
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 3
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33
Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5
Delegate Robert H. Kittleman, District 14B
Delegate Martha S. Klima, District 9A
Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate James F. Ports, Jr., District 8
Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COMPTROLLER
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
INCOME TAX
POSTAL SERVICE
REFERENDUM
REPORTS
REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
Bill affects the following Statute:
Article - III Legislative Department
( 52A )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered