2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1

CHAPTER NUMBER: 343
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Taxes - Miscellaneous
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hixson, Taylor, Arnick, Busch, Conway, Dewberry, Doory, Harrison, Howard, Hurson, Kopp, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Crouse, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Dypski, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Giannetti, Gladden, Goldwater, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hubers, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Love, Mandel, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Parrott, Pitkin, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Shriver, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, and Weir
Entitled:
Commission on Maryland's Fiscal Structure

Synopsis:

Establishing a Commission on Maryland's Fiscal Structure to review, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding the State budget process, Spending Affordability process, Capital Debt Affordability process, and the State tax structure; requiring the Commission to make recommendations on methods to address funding needs for education, transportation, and health care and inefficiencies in and improvements to State services and operations; requiring a report by December 15, 2002; making the Act an emergency measure; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
11/15
Pre-filed
1/9
First Reading Ways and Means
1/24
Hearing 2/7 at 11:00 a.m.
3/14
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/18 (Delegate Redmer) Adopted
3/18
Floor Amendment (Delegate Redmer) Rejected (37-90)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Ports) Rejected (36-93)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/19
Third Reading Passed (107-32)
4/5
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (112-28)
Passed Enrolled
5/6
Signed by the Governor Chapter 343
Senate Action
3/20
First Reading Budget and Taxation
3/22
Hearing 3/27 at 1:30 p.m.
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Haines)
Floor Amendment (Senator Haines) Rejected (13-32)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (37-10)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7
Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
Delegate James G. Crouse, District 36
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
BUDGETS -see also- CAPITAL BUDGETS
CAPITAL BUDGETS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
REPORTS
REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
TRANSPORTATION -see also- AIRCRAFT; AIRPORTS; BOATS; etc

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 353327/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 18, 2002   at: 6:58 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 603125/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 18, 2002   at: 6:53 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 725360/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 15, 2002   at: 11:35 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 089838/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2002   at: 1:16 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 893222/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2002   at: 2:06 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 18, 2002: Floor Amendment (Redmer) {603125/1 Rejected (37-90)
March 18, 2002: Floor Amendment (Ports) {353327/1 Rejected (36-93)
March 19, 2002: Third Reading Passed (107-32)
April 5, 2002: Third Reading Passed (112-28)
Senate
April 3, 2002: Floor Amendment (Haines) {893222/1 Rejected (13-32)
April 4, 2002: Third Reading Passed (37-10)