2005 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 795

File Code: Taxes - Income
Sponsored By:
Senators Ruben, Brinkley, Britt, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled:
Arts in Maryland Fund - Income Tax Checkoff

Synopsis:

Establishing the Arts in Maryland Fund within the Maryland State Arts Council in the Department of Business and Economic Development to be used to provide grants to support the arts in the State; requiring the Council to adopt regulations; requiring the Council to submit a report each year to the General Assembly on the administration of the Fund; requiring the Comptroller to include a checkoff on individual income tax return forms for voluntary contributions to the Fund; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/9
First Reading Senate Rules
2/21
Re-referred Budget and Taxation
3/10
Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator David R. Brinkley, District 4
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ART, MUSIC AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS -see also- MUSEUMS; THEATERS
BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
COMPTROLLER
FORMS
GIFTS
GRANTS
INCOME TAX
REPORTS
REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 83A Department of Business and Economic Development
( 4-610 )
Tax - General
( 2-113 , 10-804 )

Documents:

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