CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Taxes - Miscellaneous
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 809/07 - W&M
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Miller, Bates, Boteler, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway,
Impallaria, King, McComas, McDonough, O'Donnell, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi,
Stocksdale, and Stull
- Entitled:
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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 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.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/8
- First Reading Ways and Means
- 2/13
- Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
- Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
- Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Ron George, District 30
- Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
- Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
- Delegate James J. King, District 33A
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
- Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
- Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Appropriations
- Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets
- Constitutional Amendments
- 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:
- Article - Declaration of Rights
- (
12A
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
