2005 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2005 - 11:01 p.m.

	ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION, DEPARTMENT OF	Another Session
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HB 1	Status as of March 18, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The Speaker and Delegates Hixson, Conway, Healey, Barkley, Bobo, Bohanan, Bozman, Burns, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Donoghue, Feldman, Frush, Gutierrez, Haynes, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Levy, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Niemann, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Rosenberg, Stern, Vallario, Vaughn, Zirkin, Barve, Branch, Bronrott, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Doory, Franchot, Gaines, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, James, Lee, Marriott, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, and F. Turner
Entitled	Public School Construction Assistance Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 129	Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 29
Sponsored By	Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Assessments and Taxation)
Entitled	Property Tax - Assessment of Marshland
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 159	Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 32
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Assessments and Taxation)
Entitled	Business Entities - Recordation of Documents
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 221	Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 41
Sponsored By	Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Assessments and Taxation)
Entitled	Constant Yield Tax Rate - Exemptions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 320	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Gilleland, Boschert, and Leopold
Entitled	Property Tax Assessments - 5-Year Assessment Cycle
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 343	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 536
Sponsored By	Delegates Jennings, Impallaria, McDonough, Arnick, Boteler, Bromwell, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, Haddaway, Minnick, and Weir
Entitled	Property Tax - Credit for Repaired or Reconstructed Dwelling
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 481	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 555
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Frush, Gilleland, Healey, Heller, Hubbard, Leopold, and Bohanan
Entitled	Property Tax - Homestead Tax Credit - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 562	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 559
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, Boschert, Cardin, Conroy, C. Davis, Hixson, and Howard
Entitled	Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses - Qualification Date for Property Tax Exemption
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 621	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Bates
Entitled	Corporations and Associations - Filing Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 745	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Bates, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Boteler, Boutin, Branch, Bromwell, Burns, Cadden, Carter, Cluster, Conway, Cryor, DeBoy, Eckardt, Edwards, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Fulton, Gaines, Glassman, Goodwin, Haddaway, Hammen, Haynes, Hogan, Impallaria, James, Kelly, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Levy, Madaleno, McComas, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Parrott, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Rosenberg, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Stull, F. Turner, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Property Tax - Homeowner's Property Tax Credit - Computation
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 969	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates McMillan, V. Clagett, Costa, Hubbard, Leopold, Montgomery, Niemann, Smigiel, and Trueschler
Entitled	Repeal of Tax Subsidies for Purchase of Maryland-Mined Coal - Dedication of Revenue to Program Open Space
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1066	Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Healey, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bozman, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, Conroy, C. Davis, D. Davis, Donoghue, Dumais, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goodwin, Gordon, Gutierrez, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Jameson, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Love, Marriott, McHale, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Parker, Patterson, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Taylor, Trueschler, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, and Zirkin
Entitled	Economic Development and Tax Incentive Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1109	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Homestead Credit Percentage - Homeland Security Funding PG 321-05
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1530	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Stull, Cane, Bartlett, Elliott, Hogan, McKee, Myers, Shank, Sossi, Walkup, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund - Priority Preservation Areas - New Funding Sources
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1548	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 275
Sponsored By	Delegate Bohanan
Entitled	Economic Development - Local Redevelopment Authorities
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1549	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 609
Sponsored By	Delegates Krysiak, Hammen, and McHale
Entitled	Corporations and Associations - Notice of Change of Resident Agent - Filing Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1601	Status as of March 10, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Bates
Entitled	Corporations and Associations - Filing Fees - Family Farms
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 30	Status as of February 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Homestead Property Tax Credit - Supplemental Credit for Repaired or Reconstructed Dwelling
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 199	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 616
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Haines, Harris, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Currie, Hogan, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Property Tax - Credit for Repaired or Reconstructed Dwelling
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 631	Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Property Tax - Homeowner's Property Tax Credit - Computation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 780	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Gladden, Green, Hogan, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, McFadden, Middleton, and Ruben
Entitled	Economic Development and Tax Incentive Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

SB 973	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 345
Sponsored By	Senator Brinkley
Entitled	Agricultural Limited Liability Entities - Homestead Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means