2006 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of June 6, 2006 - 7:47 p.m.

	INHERITANCE TAX	Another Session
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HB 154	Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa, Boschert, Cadden, Dwyer, Edwards, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Kohl, Leopold, Love, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McKee, McMillan, Myers, O'Donnell, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Federal Credit and Deduction for State Death Taxes and Unified Credit Effective Exemption Amount
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 371	Status as of February 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Aumann, Bates, Boteler, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Haddaway, Hogan, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Leopold, Mayer, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Minnick, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, Weir, and Weldon
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Information Provided to Register of Wills - Payment of Inheritance Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1219	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Aumann, Bartlett, Feldman, Holmes, Hubbard, and McKee
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1348	Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Trueschler
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit Effective Exemption Amount and Deduction for State Death Taxes
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

SB 2	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 225
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Brinkley, DeGrange, Garagiola, Hogan, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 295	Status as of February 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Klausmeier, and Mooney
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit Effective Exemption Amount and Deduction for State Death Taxes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 545	Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 30
Sponsored By	Senator Giannetti
Entitled	Inheritance Tax - Exemption for Property Passing to Family Partnership or Limited Liability Company
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means