SENATE BILL 704

Sponsored By:

Senator Klausmeier

Entitled:

Maryland Homeland Security Trust Fund - Income Tax Checkoff

Synopsis:

Establishing the Maryland Homeland Security Trust Fund within the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) to be used to provide grants to purchase equipment for police, fire, rescue, and emergency medical services; requiring that all expenditures from the Fund be made only through an appropriation in the annual State budget or through an approved budget amendment; requiring the Director of MEMA to adopt specified regulations; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/20

First Reading Senate Rules

2/26

Re-referred Budget and Taxation

Hearing 3/12 at 1:30 p.m.

3/17

Unfavorable Report by Budget and Taxation

House Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT

APPROPRIATIONS

COMPTROLLER

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

EMERGENCIES

EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT

FIRE PROTECTION

FORMS

GIFTS

GRANTS

INCOME TAX

LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF

REPORTS

RESCUE SQUADS -see also- AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERV.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Public Safety

( 14-112.1 )

Tax - General

( 2-112 , 10-804 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered