2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1298

File Code: Taxes - Recordation and Transfer
Sponsored By:
Delegates Kaiser, Cardin, Dumais, Hixson, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Ramirez, Rosenberg, and Ross
Entitled:
Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemptions - Domestic Partners

Synopsis:

Exempting from recordation tax and State and county transfer taxes instruments of writing transferring property between domestic partners and former domestic partners under specified circumstances; requiring the submission of specified evidence to qualify for specified exemptions; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Ways and Means
2/16
Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
3/2
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/15 at 2:00 p.m.
3/26

Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Dwyer)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (98-34)
4/8
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Budget and Taxation
3/30
Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
4/7
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/8
Motion Special Order later today (Senator Mooney) Rejected (16-31)
Floor Amendment (Senator Mooney) Rejected (19-26)
Third Reading Passed (25-22)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/20
Governor vetoed - Policy

Sponsored by:

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

EXEMPTIONS
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
REAL PROPERTY
RECORDATION
REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
TRANSFER TAX

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Tax - Property
( 12-101 , 12-108 , 13-207 , 13-403 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 775160/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 26, 2005   at: 12:12 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 873329/02 (PDF)     Offered on: March 26, 2005   at: 12:14 p.m.     Status: Incomplete
Senate
Number: 653426/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 11, 2005   at: 2:37 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 26, 2005: Third Reading Passed (98-34)
Senate
April 8, 2005: Motion Special Order until later today (Mooney) Rejected (16-31)
April 8, 2005: Floor Amendment (Mooney) {653426/1 Rejected (19-26)
April 8, 2005: Third Reading Passed (25-22)