2008 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 131

CHAPTER NUMBER: 149
File Code: Taxes - Miscellaneous Prior Year Introduction As: SB 402/07 Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 178
Sponsored By:
Senators King, Forehand, Peters, and Raskin
Entitled:
Municipal Corporations - Hotel Rental Tax

Synopsis:

Authorizing a municipal corporation to impose a tax on charges for sleeping accommodations paid to hotels in the municipal corporation, subject to specified limitations; authorizing a municipal corporation to set the tax rate, not to exceed 2%; authorizing a municipal corporation to provide for the administration and collection of the tax, to provide for additional exemptions from the tax, and to impose penalties for failure to collect, report, or pay the tax; requiring a specified municipal corporation to make a specified distribution; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
1/18
First Reading Budget and Taxation
1/21
Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
1/28
Hearing cancelled
2/4
Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
3/22
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Mooney) Adopted
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (31-16)
4/4
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (30-15)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/24
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/1
Re-referred Ways and Means
Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (100-35)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/24
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 149

Sponsored by:

Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Conventions
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Hotels and Motels
Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
Penalties
Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax

Bill affects the following Statute:

Article - 24 Political Subdivisions - Miscellaneous Provisions
( 9-608 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Attorney General Letter (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 309436/02     Offered on: March 25, 2008   at: 12:25 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 425260/01     Offered on: April 5, 2008   at: 2:50 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 24, 2008: Third Reading Passed (31-16)
April 4, 2008: Third Reading Passed (30-15)
House
April 1, 2008: Third Reading Passed (100-35)