CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Taxes - Miscellaneous
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1206/05 - W&M
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 963
- Sponsored By:
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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:
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Taxpayers' Bill of Rights
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.
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
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered