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HOUSE BILL 764

File Code: Taxes - Property

Sponsored By:
Delegates Smigiel, Boutin, Cryor, Donoghue, Dwyer, Elmore, Haddaway, Hubbard, James, Leopold, McDonough, Owings, Rudolph, Sossi, Walkup, Weldon, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Cardin, C. Davis, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, Ramirez, and Ross

Entitled:
State Property Tax Exemption - Surviving Spouse of a Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker

Synopsis:

Providing for an exemption from State property tax under specified circumstances for a dwelling owned by a surviving spouse of a law enforcement officer or rescue worker who died as a result of an injury or disease incurred during the course of employment under specified circumstances; defining specified terms; and providing for the application of the Act to tax years beginning after June 30, 2004.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/6
First Reading Ways and Means
2/18
Hearing 2/26 at 2:00 p.m.
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/19
Third Reading Passed (140-1)
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Budget and Taxation
3/24
Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 4/8 at 8:00 a.m.

Sponsored by:

Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
Delegate Marshall T. Goodwin, District 40
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
EXEMPTIONS
FIRE PROTECTION
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
PROPERTY TAX
RESCUE SQUADS -see also- AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERV.

Bill affects the following Statute:

Tax - Property
( 7-306 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 365369/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2004   at: 12:04 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 19, 2004: Third Reading Passed (140-1)


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