2004 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 836

File Code: Taxes - Miscellaneous - Local
Sponsored By:
Senator Colburn
Entitled:
Dorchester County - County Council - Building Excise Tax

Synopsis:

Authorizing the County Council of Dorchester County to fix and impose, by ordinance, a building excise tax on all types of building construction; requiring the County Council to specify in the ordinance the types of building construction subject to the tax, the criteria and formulas used to assess the tax, and the tax rates; requiring the revenues from the building excise tax to be deposited in a special fund and only be used for specified capital costs of specified public works, improvements, and facilities; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/19
First Reading Senate Rules
2/27
Re-referred Budget and Taxation
3/10
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Colburn) Adopted
Special Order 4/6 (Senator Colburn) Adopted
4/4
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/5
Third Reading Passed (43-1)
4/10
Senate Concur - House Amendment
Third Reading Passed (41-5)
Passed Enrolled
5/26
Governor vetoed - Duplicative
House Action
4/3
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/10
Re-referred Ways and Means
4/9
Hearing 4/12 at 1:00 p.m.
4/12
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Delegate Hixson) Adopted (133-0)
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (114-15)
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONSTRUCTION
COUNTY COUNCILS
DORCHESTER COUNTY
EMERGENCIES
EXCISE TAX
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
LAWS AND ORDINANCES -see also- PUB LOCAL LAWS; UNIFORM LAWS.
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -see also- ANNAP; BALT; HAGER; OC
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PUBLIC WORKS
SHERIFFS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Article - 24 Political Subdivisions - Miscellaneous Provisions
( 9-1002 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 819435/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2004   at: 1:21 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 105662/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 12, 2004   at: 8:17 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
April 5, 2004: Third Reading Passed (43-1)
April 10, 2004: Third Reading Passed (41-5)
House
April 9, 2004: Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Hixson) Adopted (133-0)
April 9, 2004: Third Reading Passed (114-15)