2003 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2003 - 12:32 p.m.

	REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.	Another Session
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HB 19	Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, Hixson, Bozman, Heller, Conroy, C. Davis, Bobo, Gordon, and Howard
Entitled	Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Transfers of Controlling Interests
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 70	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Madaleno
Entitled	Operating Budget - Revenue Stabilization Fund - Minimum Appropriation
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 78	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Rawlings and C. Davis
Entitled	Public Education - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals - Revenues and Operations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 87	Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Bronrott and Marriott
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Tax Rates
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 125	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 277
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Bozman, Conway, Eckardt, and Elmore
Entitled	Public Drainage Associations
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 142	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Moe, Frush, Gaines, Healey, and Menes
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - For-Rent Vehicles - Rental Fee
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 163	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 411
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey and Moe
Entitled	Recordation Tax - Refinancing Instrument - Exemption for Spouses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 191	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 283
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Ethics, State Commission on)
Entitled	Lobbyist Registration Fund - Registration Fees and Reversion of Unused Funds
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 278	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 288
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman, Cane, Conway, and Elmore
Entitled	Public Watershed Associations - Fees, Assessments, and Taxes on Land Owned by a Unit of State or Local Government
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 314	Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate V. Clagett
Entitled	Recordation and Transfer Tax - Land Trusts - Exemption
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 359	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	State Lottery and Racing Commission and Agency - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 420	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 296
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Pesticide Registration - Fees and Retention of Unexpended Funds
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 440	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	State Lottery Tickets - Prince George's County Surcharge PG-418-03
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 452	Status as of March 26, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Charitable Gaming Events - Authorized PG 310-03
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 487	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 431
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Public School Facilities Surcharge PG 414-03
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 491	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, Rosenberg, Carter, Marriott, and Fulton
Entitled	Economic Development - Host Community Gaming Benefits Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 562	Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 42
Sponsored By	Allegany County Delegation
Entitled	Western Maryland Code Counties - Hotel Rental Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 580	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Anderson, Benson, Carter, Gutierrez, Howard, Menes, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Patterson, Ross, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Special Fund for Alternatives to Incarceration for Drug Offenders
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 636	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Rawlings, C. Davis, Gordon, and Healey
Entitled	Insurance Premiums Tax - Health Maintenance Organizations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 672	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Amedori, Barkley, Bohanan, Bozman, Branch, Busch, Cadden, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Hammen, Heller, Hubbard, Jameson, Kach, Krysiak, Love, Malone, McHale, McKee, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Myers, Niemann, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Proctor, Rudolph, Shank, Sophocleus, Stull, Walkup, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland Fire and Emergency Services Support Fund - Moving Violations - Surcharge
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 717	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Feldman, and Taylor
Entitled	Insurance - Premium Finance Agreements
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 726	Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Conroy, D. Davis, Frush, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Holmes, Kaiser, Kelley, Lee, Madaleno, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rosenberg, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 753	Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bozman, Gordon, Healey, Howard, Marriott, and Patterson
Entitled	Taxes and Revenues
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 760	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Insurance Premiums Tax - Health Maintenance Organizations - Funding for Outpatient Mental Health Treatment
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 764	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Patterson
Entitled	State Lottery - Unanticipated Revenues - Public School Systems
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 767	Status as of April 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Krysiak, and McHale
Entitled	Baltimore City - Downtown Commercial District - Boundaries
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 785	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Bates, Dwyer, Elliott, Glassman, Jennings, Kach, Mitchell, Parrott, Shank, Stocksdale, and Walkup
Entitled	Maryland Health Insurance Reform Act - Modifications - Health Reimbursement Account Plan - Reinsurance Pool
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 800	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Healey, Howard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Patterson, Ramirez, and Ross
Entitled	Commission to Study Video Lottery Terminals in Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 839	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Burns, Carter, C. Davis, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Howard, Kaiser, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, McHale, Patterson, Quinter, Ramirez, Stern, F. Turner, and V. Turner
Entitled	Economic Development and Fiscal Accountability Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 884	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 454
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott
Entitled	Work, Not Welfare, and Qualifying Employees with Disabilities Tax Credits
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 890	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Pendergrass
Entitled	Public Education - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 935	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 203
Sponsored By	The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 936	Status as of February 25, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Tax Compliance Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1000	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 462
Sponsored By	Allegany County Delegation
Entitled	Allegany County - Paper Gaming - Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1020	Status as of February 28, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Rawlings, Healey, and Marriott
Entitled	Transportation - Tax Revenues
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1084	Status as of March 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Gordon, Jones, Kaiser, McKee, and Ross
Entitled	Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1124	Status as of March 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Frush, King, Lee, Madaleno, and Taylor
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Rate
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1132	Status as of March 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Proctor
Entitled	Property Tax - Constant Yield Tax Rate
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1134	Status as of March 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin and Morhaim
Entitled	Video Lottery Terminals - Interstate Revenue Sharing
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1150	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 200
Sponsored By	Washington County Delegation
Entitled	Washington County - Taxes - Space for Recreation Vehicles and Camping Shelters
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1157	Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, Franchot, James, Edwards, Boschert, Costa, McConkey, Weldon, Myers, Krebs, Elmore, Bartlett, Barve, Bronrott, Cane, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dumais, Feldman, Goldwater, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hogan, Hubbard, Jameson, King, Madaleno, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Murray, Patterson, Petzold, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stull, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Constitutional Amendment - Transportation Trust Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1174	Status as of March 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Frush
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Products Other Than Cigarettes - Tax Rate
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1179	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 357
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass , Mitchell, Hurson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, Weldon, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cadden, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Glassman, Gutierrez, Holmes, Impallaria, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, McHale, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Niemann, Owings, Parrott, Petzold, Stern, F. Turner, Vaughn, Eckardt, Benson, Smigiel, and Walkup
Entitled	Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Reform
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HJ 15	Status as of February 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Cardin
Entitled	Video Lottery Terminals - Interstate Revenue Sharing
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 112	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 64
Sponsored By	Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)
Entitled	Recordation and Transfer Tax - Land Trusts - Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 120	Status as of January 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Frosh, Middleton, Hollinger, and Currie
Entitled	Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Transfers of Controlling Interests
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 129	Status as of March 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Recordation Tax - Refinancing Instrument - Trusts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 167	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 69
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Insurance - Premium Finance Agreements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 168	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Colburn, Exum, Greenip, Hooper, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Lottery Revenue for Schools Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 183	Status as of March 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton , Hogan, and Dyson
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Dynamics of Elderly and Retiree Migration Into and Out of Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 255	Status as of February 25, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Select Committee 03
Sponsored By	Harford County Senators
Entitled	Harford County - Special Taxing Districts - Developing and Financing Infrastructure Improvements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Select Committee 03

SB 322	Status as of April 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 324	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Grosfeld, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Rate
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 330	Status as of February 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Della, Exum, Hogan, Jones, Kelley, and McFadden
Entitled	Tax Credit for Approved Work-Based Learning Programs - Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 384	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Grosfeld, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Tax Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 425	Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Della and Jones
Entitled	Baltimore City - Downtown Commercial District - Boundaries
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 446	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Giannetti
Entitled	Maryland Racing and Video Lottery Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 452	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Economic Development - Host Community Gaming Benefits Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 529	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Conway, Forehand, and McFadden
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 538	Status as of March 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper and Colburn
Entitled	Racing Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Ways and Means

SB 557	Status as of March 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Forehand, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 609	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	Maryland Health Insurance Reform Act - Modifications - Health Reimbursement Account Plan - Reinsurance Pool
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 628	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Economic Development and Fiscal Accountability Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 656	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Tax Compliance Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 657	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 696	Status as of April 6, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Hafer
Entitled	Allegany County - Paper Gaming - Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 699	Status as of February 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Public Education - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals - Revenues and Operations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 757	Status as of March 11, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Giannetti and Kramer
Entitled	Constitutional Amendment - Transportation Trust Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 766	Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Products Other Than Cigarettes - Tax Rate
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 772	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 356
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Reform
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SJ 9	Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney and Harris
Entitled	Permanent Repeal of the Death Tax
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation