HOUSE BILL 927

Sponsored By:

Delegates McMillan and W. Miller

Entitled:

Taxpayers' Bill of Rights

Synopsis:

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

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/11

First Reading Ways and Means & Appropriations

2/16

Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)

3/25

Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30

Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A

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

Local Government Mandates

Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC

Referendum

Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees & Taxes; specific tax.

Bill affects the following Statute:

Article - Declaration of Rights

( 15A )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

House

Appropriations

Ways and Means