2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 114

CHAPTER NUMBER: 296 File Code: Taxes - Property
Sponsored By:
Delegates Boschert, Love, Bartlett, Bozman, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, Montgomery, Myers, Patterson, Ramirez, and Ross
Entitled:
Property Tax - Exemption - Surviving Spouse of a Veteran

Synopsis:

Exempting a dwelling house from the property tax under specified circumstances if the dwelling house is owned by a surviving spouse of a veteran who receives Dependency and Indemnity Compensation from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; applying the Act to tax years beginning after June 30, 2006; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/13
First Reading Ways and Means
2/1
Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2/27
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
2/28
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/2
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
4/4
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/3
First Reading Budget and Taxation
3/29
Hearing 4/3 at 3:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
4/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/2
Signed by the Governor Chapter 296

Sponsored by:

Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
Delegate Marshall T. Goodwin, District 40
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

EXEMPTIONS
PROPERTY TAX
VETERANS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Tax - Property
( 7-208 )

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: 495269/01 (PDF)     Offered on: February 28, 2006   at: 10:34 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 2, 2006: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
Senate
April 4, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)