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HOUSE BILL 809

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Taxes - Miscellaneous
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1444/06 - W&M
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 942

Sponsored By:
Delegates Miller, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Dwyer, Eckardt, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kipke, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, and Wood

Entitled:
Taxpayers' Bill of Rights

Synopsis:

Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution that establishes a Bill of Rights for State individual income taxpayers; requiring voter approval for new State or local taxes, tax rate increases, and repeal of tax exemptions; imposing specified spending limits on the State; requiring that specified revenues received in excess of specified estimates be paid to individual income taxpayers; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Ways and Means
2/14
Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
Delegate Wendell R. Beitzel, District 1A
Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Ronald A. George, District 30
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate Steven R. Schuh, District 31
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Tanya Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Appropriations
Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets
Constitutional Amendments
Declaration of Rights
Exemptions
Income Tax
Local Government Mandates
Referendum
Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax

Bill affects the following Statute:

Declaration of Rights
( 15A )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered


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