HOUSE BILL 36

Sponsored By:

Delegates Miller, Boteler, Dwyer, Eckardt, Frank, George, Impallaria, Jennings, Krebs, McDonough, and O'Donnell

Entitled:

Taxpayers' Bill of Rights

Synopsis:

Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution that establishes a Bill of Rights for individual income taxpayers; requiring voter approval for new State or local taxes, tax rate increases, and repeal of tax exemptions; imposing specified spending limits on the State; requiring that specified revenues received in excess of specified estimates be paid to individual income taxpayers; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

10/29

First Reading Ways and Means

10/30

Hearing 11/3 at 10:00 a.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A

Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8

Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31

Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37

Delegate William J. Frank, District 42

Delegate Ron George, District 30

Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7

Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7

Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B

Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7

Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Appropriations

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

Bill affects the following Statute:

Declaration of Rights

( 15A )

Documents:

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

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered