CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Taxes - Miscellaneous
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1206/05 - W&M
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1444
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Greenip, Colburn, Hafer, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs,
Mooney, and Pipkin
- 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.
Senate Action
- 2/22
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 3/3
- Re-referred Budget and Taxation
- 3/8
- Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
- Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7
- Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
- Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
- Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
- Senator E. J. Pipkin, District 36
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
- (
c15A
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered