HOUSE BILL 965

Sponsored By:

Delegates Healey, Cryor, C. Davis, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Hixson, Howard, King, Marriott, McIntosh, and Patterson

Entitled:

Property Tax - Public School Teachers

Synopsis:

Exempting from the State property tax a dwelling owned by a public school classroom teacher, if the teacher lives in the county where the teacher is employed; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City and the governing body of a county to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on a dwelling owned by a public school classroom teacher if the teacher lives in the county where the teacher is employed; applying the Act to tax years beginning after June 30, 2006; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/10

First Reading Ways and Means

2/16

Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.

3/21

Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22

Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15

Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45

Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32

Delegate Marshall T. Goodwin, District 40

Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43

Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

EXEMPTIONS

PROPERTY TAX

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

TAX CREDITS -see also- CIRCUIT BREAKER

TEACHERS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Tax - Property

( 7-306 , 9-243 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered