CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Taxes - Miscellaneous
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 809/07 - W&M
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Miller, Boteler, Dwyer, Eckardt, Frank, George, Impallaria,
Jennings, Krebs, McDonough, and O'Donnell
- Entitled:
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Taxpayers' Bill of Rights
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution that establishes a
Bill of Rights for 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
- 10/29
- First Reading Ways and Means
- 10/30
- Hearing 11/3 at 10:00 a.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
- Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
- Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Ron George, District 30
- Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
- Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
- Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
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
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