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2008 Regular Session bill information current as of November 23, 2008 - 0:21 a.m.
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SENATE BILL 817

CHAPTER NUMBER: 623
File Code: Business Regulation and Occupations
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1447

Sponsored By:
Senators Conway, Colburn, Della, Garagiola, Lenett, Pugh, and Haines

Entitled:
Maryland Individual Tax Preparers Act

Synopsis:

Creating the State Board of Individual Tax Preparers in the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation; providing for the composition, appointment, terms, and expenses of the Board; establishing specified powers and duties of the Board; requiring individual tax preparers to pay specified fees; requiring the Board to pay fees to the State Comptroller; establishing the Individual Tax Preparers Fund; requiring specified persons to be registered by the Board as individual tax preparers; requiring a specified public awareness campaign; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
Senate Action
2/7
First Reading Senate Rules
2/14
Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/20
Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
3/19
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/21
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/5
Returned Passed
House Action
3/18
First Reading Economic Matters
3/25
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
4/4
Favorable Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell)
Special Order later today (Delegate Krysiak) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Ross) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected (43-82)
Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected
Second Reading Passed
Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Delegate Davis) Adopted (114-23)
Third Reading Passed (112-27)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/22
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 623

Sponsored by:

Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Appeals -see also- Judicial Review
Appropriations
Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Discipline
Disclosure
Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc
Examinations
Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
Hearings
Income Tax
Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest.
Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, Department of
Penalties
Public Information
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration
Reports
Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
Rules and Regulations
Sunset
Tax Preparers
Unfair Trade Practices

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Business Occupations and Professions
( 21-101 , 21-102 , 21-201 , 21-202 , 21-203 , 21-204 , 21-205 , 21-206 , 21-207 , 21-208 , 21-209 , 21-301 , 21-302 , 21-303 , 21-304 , 21-305 , 21-306 , 21-307 , 21-308 , 21-309 , 21-310 , 21-311 , 21-312 , 21-313 , 21-401 , 21-402 , 21-403 , 21-404 , 21-501 , 21-502 )

Business Regulation
( 2-108 , 2-108 , 2-108 , 2-108 , 2-108 , 2-108 , 2-108 , 2-108 , 2-108 , 2-108 , 2-108 , 2-108 )

State Government
( 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 , 8-403 )

Documents:

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

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

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 844736/01     Offered on: March 19, 2008   at: 12:33 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 293121/01     Offered on: April 7, 2008   at: 10:42 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 343124/01     Offered on: April 7, 2008   at: 10:46 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 21, 2008: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 4, 2008: Floor Amendment (ODonnell) Rejected (43-82)
April 4, 2008: Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Davis D) Adopted (114-23)
April 4, 2008: Third Reading Passed (112-27)



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