HOUSE BILL 82

Sponsored By:

Delegates Boschert, Gilleland, Healey, Hixson, Bartlett, Bozman, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Goodwin, Gordon, Heller, Howard, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, Ramirez, and Ross

Entitled:

Income Tax Relief for Surviving Spouse of Fallen Armed Forces Member

Synopsis:

Providing a credit against the Maryland income tax for the surviving spouse of a member of the armed forces who died as a result of or while serving in Afghanistan or Iraq under specified circumstances; limiting the credit to the lesser of the Maryland income tax for that taxable year or $500; prohibiting the unused amount of the credit from being carried over to any other taxable year; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/13

First Reading Ways and Means

1/18

Hearing 1/26 at 11:00 a.m.

3/21

Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/23

Third Reading Passed (133-0)

Senate Action

3/24

First Reading Budget and Taxation

3/28

Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.

Sponsored by:

Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A

Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A

Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B

Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11

Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15

Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45

Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A

Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32

Delegate Marshall T. Goodwin, District 40

Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14

Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A

Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C

Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26

Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47

Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ARMED FORCES -see also- MILITIA

DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.

EXEMPTIONS

INCOME TAX

PROPERTY TAX

TAX CREDITS -see also- CIRCUIT BREAKER

Bill affects the following Statute:

Tax - General

( 10-725 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):

House

Number: 315767/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2005   at: 12:47 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

House

March 23, 2005: Third Reading Passed (133-0)