Maryland House Bill 1492 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 24 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-25 - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Repealing the public service company franchise tax on the gross receipts of telephone companies; repealing the boxing and wrestling tax on specified telecasts; imposing the sales and use tax on specified communications services; establishing the sales and use tax rate for specified communications services; requiring that the revenue from the sales and use tax on communications services be distributed to the Rural Broadband Assistance Fund and the General Fund of the State in a specified manner; etc.

Communications Tax Reform Act of 2014

Del. Sheila Hixson [D]

Del. Nina R. Harper [D]

Del. Melvin Stukes [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-03-25	House	Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2014-03-10	House	Rereferred to Ways and Means
2014-02-24	House	First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1492?ys=2014rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/bills/hb/hb1492f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/fnotes/bil_0002/hb1492.pdf