2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1444

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Taxes - Miscellaneous Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1206/05 - W&M Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 963
Sponsored By:
Delegates McMillan, Aumann, Bartlett, Boschert, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Haddaway, Jennings, Kach, Kohl, Krebs, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, and Trueschler
Entitled:
Taxpayers' Bill of Rights

Synopsis:

Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution that establishes a Bill of Rights for State individual income taxpayers; requiring voter approval for new State or local taxes, tax rate increases, and repeal of tax exemptions; imposing specified spending limits on the State; requiring that specified revenues received in excess of specified estimates be paid to individual income taxpayers; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/10
First Reading Ways and Means
2/22
Hearing 3/10 at 1:30 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Sheryl Davis Kohl, District 34A
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPROPRIATIONS
BUDGETS -see also- CAPITAL BUDGETS
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
EXEMPTIONS
INCOME TAX
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES
REFERENDUM
REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Declaration of Rights
( 15A )

Documents:

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