2011 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 672

CHAPTER NUMBER: 516
File Code: Taxes - Income Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1148
Sponsored By:
Senators Kasemeyer, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Jones-Rodwell, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Peters, and Robey
Entitled:
Maryland Film Production Employment Act of 2011

Synopsis:

Allowing a qualified film production entity to claim a credit against the State income tax for costs incurred for film production activities; repealing the Film Production Rebate Program; requiring the Department of Business and Economic Development to administer the credit; requiring that to be eligible for the rebate, the film production company incur total direct costs exceeding $500,000; providing that the total direct costs may not include individual wages that exceed $500,000; terminating the Act on July 1, 2014; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Budget and Taxation
2/21
Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
2/23
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/15 at 1:15 p.m.
2/24
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
3/2
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21

Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/8
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/22
First Reading Ways and Means & Economic Matters
3/30
Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
4/11
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
4/8
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Delegate Frick) Adopted (128-6)
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (133-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 516

Sponsored by:

Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator David R. Brinkley, District 4
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator George C. Edwards, District 1
Senator Verna L. Jones-Rodwell, District 44
Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Senator Roger P. Manno, District 19
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
Senator James N. Robey, District 13

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Art, Music and Cultural Affairs -see also- Musms; Theat; etc
Auditors and Audits
Business and Economic Development, Department of
Comptroller
Income Tax
Motion Pictures
Notices
Reports
Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees & Taxes; specific tax.
Rules and Regulations
Sunset
Tax Credits -see also- Circuit Breaker
Video

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Economic Development
( 4-401 , 4-402 , 4-403 , 4-404 , 4-405 , 4-406 , 4-407 )
Tax - General
( 10-729 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 579435/01     Offered on: March 22, 2011   at: 11:03 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 675860/01     Offered on: April 11, 2011   at: 8:53 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Budget and Taxation
House
Economic Matters
Ways and Means
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 24, 2011: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 8, 2011: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
House
April 8, 2011: Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Frick) Adopted (128-6)
April 8, 2011: Third Reading Passed (133-0)