CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Taxes - Miscellaneous
Prior Year Introduction As:
HB 1299/08 - W&M
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Miller, Bates, Costa, Dwyer, Elmore, George, King, Kipke, Krebs,
McComas, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, and Stocksdale
- 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 taxpayers; requiring voter
approval for new State or local taxes, tax rate increases, and repeal
of tax exemptions; imposing spending limits on the State; requiring
that under specified circumstances revenues received in excess of
estimates be paid to individual taxpayers; and submitting the
amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their
adoption or rejection.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/3
- First Reading Ways and Means
- 2/4
- Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
- Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
- Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
- Delegate Don H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
- Delegate Ron George, District 30
- Delegate James J. King, District 33A
- Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
- Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
- Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
- Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
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:
- Article - 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