2007 Special Session 1

HOUSE BILL 36

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Taxes - Miscellaneous Prior Year Introduction As: HB 809/07 - W&M
Sponsored By:
Delegates Miller, Boteler, Dwyer, Eckardt, Frank, George, Impallaria, Jennings, Krebs, McDonough, and O'Donnell
Entitled:
Taxpayers' Bill of Rights

Synopsis:

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.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

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 )

Documents:

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