2008 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 458

CHAPTER NUMBER: 181
File Code: Economic and Community Development Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1097
Sponsored By:
Senators Astle, Forehand, Jacobs, and Middleton
Entitled:
Tourism Promotion Act of 2008

Synopsis:

Requiring the Maryland Tourism Development Board to provide grants to the destination marketing organizations and financial assistance to the Office of Tourism Development; requiring the Comptroller, on or before August 1 each year, to make a specified calculation regarding specified annual sales and use tax revenues collected on the retail sale of tourist-oriented goods and services under specified codes after consultation with the Department of Business and Economic Development; 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
1/31
First Reading Finance & Budget and Taxation
2/6
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance)
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (45-2)
4/5
Senate Concur - House Amendment
Third Reading Passed (45-2)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/24
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/1
Re-referred Economic Matters & Appropriations
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Delegate Rudolph) Adopted (136-3)
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (137-4)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/24
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 181

Sponsored by:

Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
Appropriations
Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets
Business and Economic Development, Department of
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Comptroller
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Grants
Hotels and Motels
Reports
Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
Sales and Use Tax
Tourism

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Economic Development
( 4-214 , 4-216 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 337476/01     Offered on: March 25, 2008   at: 12:28 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 323790/01     Offered on: April 7, 2008   at: 10:05 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 24, 2008: Third Reading Passed (45-2)
April 5, 2008: Third Reading Passed (45-2)
House
April 4, 2008: Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Rudolph) Adopted (136-3)
April 4, 2008: Third Reading Passed (137-4)