CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Taxes - Miscellaneous
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1444/06 - W&M
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 942
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Miller, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Dwyer, Eckardt, Frank, George,
Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kipke, McComas, McConkey, McDonough,
McKee, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, and Wood
- 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 the
amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their
adoption or rejection.
House Action
- 2/9
- First Reading Ways and Means
- 2/14
- Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
- Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
- Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
- Delegate Wendell R. Beitzel, District 1A
- Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Ronald A. George, District 30
- Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
- Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
- Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 5
- Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, 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 Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Steven R. Schuh, District 31
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Tanya Shewell, District 5A
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
- Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Appropriations
- Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets
- Constitutional Amendments
- Declaration of Rights
- Exemptions
- Income Tax
- Local Government Mandates
- Referendum
- Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Declaration of Rights
- (
15A
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered