HOUSE BILL 243

Sponsored By:

Delegates Hixson, Hurson, Franchot, Healey, Bohanan, Bozman, Carlson, Conroy, C. Davis, Finifter, Heller, Howard, Marriott, Patterson, Phillips, Rosso, and Shriver

Entitled:

Property Tax Credits - Personal Property of a Business That Provides Computers to Employees for Home Use

Synopsis:

Authorizing counties and municipal corporations to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on personal property, other than operating personal property of a public utility, of a business that provides computers to its employees for their use at home; and authorizing the county or municipal corporation to provide, by law, for the amount, duration, and application of the property tax credit and any other provision necessary to carry out the Act.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/21

First Reading Ways and Means

2/6

Hearing 2/20 at 3:00 p.m.

2/25

Favorable Report by Ways and Means

2/26

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

2/28

Third Reading Passed (133-2)

3/28

Returned Passed

5/15

Governor vetoed - Duplicative

Senate Action

3/1

First Reading Budget and Taxation

3/26

Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation

3/27

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/28

Third Reading Passed (44-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B

Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38

Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39

Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23

Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45

Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11

Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26

Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41

Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31

Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc

COMPUTERS -see also- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC GOVMNT.

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -see also- ANNAP; BALT; HAGER; OC

PERSONAL PROPERTY

PROPERTY TAX

TAX CREDITS -see also- CIRCUIT BREAKER

WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statute:

Tax - Property

( 9-241 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

February 28, 2002: Third Reading Passed (133-2)

Senate

March 28, 2002: Third Reading Passed (44-0)