CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Taxes - Miscellaneous
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 601
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates McMillan, Aumann, Boschert, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer,
Frank, Gilleland, Impallaria, Kach, Leopold, McDonough, Miller, Parker,
Smigiel, Sossi, and Trueschler
- Entitled:
-
Taxpayers' Bill of Rights
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution that establishes a
Bill of Rights for State individual income taxpayers; requiring voter
approval for new taxes, tax rate increases, and repeal of tax
exemptions; imposing specified spending limits on the State and local
governing bodies; requiring that specified revenues received in excess
of specified estimates be paid to individual income taxpayers; and
submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the State of
Maryland for their adoption or rejection.
House Action
- 2/13
- First Reading Ways and Means
- 3/10
- Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
- Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
- Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
- Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
- Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
- Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
- Delegate Rick K. Impallaria, District 7
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
- Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
- Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
- Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- BUDGETS -see also- CAPITAL BUDGETS
- CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
- COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
- DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
- EXEMPTIONS
- INCOME TAX
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES
- REFERENDUM
- REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
- VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Declaration of Rights
- (
15
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
