Establishing a Commission on Maryland's Fiscal Structure to review, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding the State budget process, Spending Affordability process, Capital Debt Affordability process, and the State tax structure; requiring the Commission to make recommendations on methods to address funding needs for education, transportation, and health care and inefficiencies in and improvements to State services and operations; requiring a report by December 15, 2002; making the Act an emergency measure; etc.

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Sponsored by:

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7

Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36

Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30

Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39

Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38

Delegate James G. Crouse, District 36

Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45

Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6

Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46

Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40

Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B

Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A

Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6

Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18

Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A

Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 42

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7

Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21

Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43

Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B

Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40

Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42

Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B

Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15

Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39

Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A

Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26

Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6

Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BUDGETS -see also- CAPITAL BUDGETS

CAPITAL BUDGETS

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

REPORTS

REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.

TRANSPORTATION -see also- AIRCRAFT; AIRPORTS; BOATS; etc

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled (RTF / PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (Word / PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 353327/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 18, 2002   at: 6:58 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 603125/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 18, 2002   at: 6:53 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 725360/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 15, 2002   at: 11:35 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 089838/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2002   at: 1:16 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 893222/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2002   at: 2:06 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 18, 2002: Floor Amendment (Redmer) {603125/1 Rejected (37-90)

March 18, 2002: Floor Amendment (Ports) {353327/1 Rejected (36-93)

March 19, 2002: Third Reading Passed (107-32)

April 5, 2002: Third Reading Passed (112-28)

Senate

April 3, 2002: Floor Amendment (Haines) {893222/1 Rejected (13-32)

April 4, 2002: Third Reading Passed (37-10)