CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: State Government - Regulations and Procedures
Prior Year Introduction As:
HB 421/09 - W&M
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 1024
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Miller, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Costa, Dwyer,
Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, King,
Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Myers, O'Donnell, Serafini, Shank,
Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, and Walkup
- Entitled:
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Taxpayers' Bill of Rights
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution that establishes a
specified 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
- 1/20
- First Reading Ways and Means & Appropriations
- 1/27
- Hearing 2/9 at 2:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
- Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
- Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
- Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
- Delegate Wendell R. Beitzel, District 1A
- Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
- Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
- Delegate Don H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Ron George, District 30
- Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
- Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
- Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
- 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 Tony McConkey, District 33A
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Andrew A. Serafini, District 2A
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
- Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
- Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
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
- Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
- Referendum
- Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - Declaration of Rights
- (
15A
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
None offered