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Legislation


2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1518

File Code: Taxes - Miscellaneous - Local
Sponsored By:
Delegates Cane, Bozman, and Conway
Entitled:
Wicomico County - Building Excise Tax

Synopsis:

Authorizing the County Council of Wicomico County to fix and impose, by ordinance, a building excise tax on all types of new residential building construction; requiring the County Council to specify the types of new residential building construction subject to the tax, the criteria and formulas used to assess the tax, and the tax rates; limiting the excise tax to $1.00 per square foot of building construction; limiting the use of the tax revenue to school construction purposes; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/24
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
3/14
Re-referred Ways and Means
3/16
Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
3/26
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
3/25
Favorable Report Adopted
Motion Special Order 3/28 (Delegate Haddaway) Rejected (42-55)
Second Reading Passed
3/26
Third Reading Passed (108-28)
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Budget and Taxation
3/30
Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.

Sponsored by:

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CONSTRUCTION
COUNTY COUNCILS
DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
EXCISE TAX
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
HOUSING -see also- APARTMENTS; CONDOMINIUMS; MOBILE HOMES
LAWS AND ORDINANCES -see also- PUB LOCAL LAWS; UNIFORM LAWS.
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -see also- ANNAP; BALT; HAGER; OC
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WICOMICO COUNTY

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 25, 2005: Motion Special Order until 3/28 (Haddaway) Rejected (42-55)
March 26, 2005: Third Reading Passed (108-28)
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