2006 Legislation

Below are the House and Senate Bills from the 2005 session that may be of interest to our members. You can also visit the Maryland Chamber of Commerce Web Site to learn about other bills that may be of interest.

Please Note: MEDA does not take a position on these bills but we list them here as an information service to our members.

2006 Legislative Review

SB 154 - Healthy Air Act
HB 189 - Healthy Air Act

SB 223 - Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program
HB 314 - Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program

SB 224 - Maryland Estate Tax Modernization Act
HB 307 - Maryland Estate Tax Modernization Act

SB 335 - Tax Credit for Maryland-Mined Coal
HB 487 - Tax Credit for Maryland-Mined Coal

SB 552 - Higher Education - Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants
HB 988 - Higher Education - Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants

SB 633 - Property Tax - Exemption for Property Used as a Business Incubator
HB 252 - Property Tax - Exemption for Property Used as a Business Incubator

SB 666 - Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retired Military Personnel Employed in Critical
Workforce Areas

SB 700 - Maryland Research and Development Tax Credit - Expansion and Modification

SB 739 - Corporate Income Tax - Tax Credit for Location in a Higher Education-Affiliated Research
Park
HB1139 - Corporate Income Tax - Tax Credit for Location in a Higher Education-Affiliated Research
Park

SB 753 - Cooperatives - Rural Broadband Telecommunication Services - Organization

SB 764 - Enterprise Zones - Tax Credits After Expiration of Designation of Enterprise Zone
HB 941 - Enterprise Zones - Tax Credits After Expiration of Designation of Enterprise Zone

SB 812 - Alcoholic Beverages - Limited Wine Wholesaler's License
HB1122 - Alcoholic Beverages - Limited Wine Wholesaler's License

SB 854 - Municipal Corporations - Building Excise Tax

HB 131 - Commission on Tax Reform in Maryland

HB 411 - Income Tax Credit for Green Buildings

HB 731 - Washington County - Tax Credit for Businesses That Create New Jobs

HB 834 - Income Tax - Maryland Biotechnology Tax Benefit Certificate Program

HB 984 - Income Tax - Research and Development Tax Credit - Modifications

HB 997 - Income Tax - Credit for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Research and Development

Commerce-Related Administration Bills
SB 218 - Business and Economic Development - Research and Development Tax Credit

SB 219 - Business and Economic Development - Biotechnology Investment Incentive Act

SB 220 - Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income

SB 223 - Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program

SB 224 - Maryland Estate Tax Modernization Act

Departmental
HB 399 - Business and Economic Development - Enterprise Zones - Expansion

Eminent Domain
Status of eminent domain during the 2006 session

SB 3 - Real Property - Condemnation - Procedures and Compensation

SB 9 - Eminent Domain - Public Use

SB 35 - Baltimore County - Eminent Domain - Limitation on Condemnation Authority

SB 44 - Family Law - Earnings Withholding Orders

SB 79 - Vehicle Laws - Standing or Parking Near Crosswalks - Baltimore City

SB 80 - Legislative Community Initiatives Loan of 2004 - Baltimore City - Carroll Mansion Museum

SB 419 - Eminent Domain Reform Act

HB 106 - Eminent Domain - Condemnation Costs - Fees Incurred

HB 173 - Homestead Tax Credit - Eligibility - Transferred Property

HB 187 - Real Property - Condemnation Proceedings - Valuation of Property

Stem Cell Research
SB 144 - Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2006
HB 1 - Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2006

HB136 - Public Health - Adult and CBE Stem Cell Research Program

Other
HB131 - Commission on Tax Reform in Maryland

HB 1042 - Real Property - Baltimore County - Eminent Domain - Repurchase of Condemned Property

HB 1044 - Real Property - Harford County - Eminent Domain - Repurchase of Condemned Property

HB1119 - Condemnation - Urban Renewal or Economic Development - Required Findings – Judicial
Review

HB1137 - Real Property - Condemnation - Procedures and Compensation

HB1139 - Corporate Income Tax - Tax Credit for Location in a Higher Education-Affiliated Research
Park

HB1143 - Condemnation - Damages - Compensation for Assets of Business

HB1156 - Cooperatives - Rural Broadband Telecommunication Services - Organization

HB1224 - Eminent Domain - Allegany County - Condemnation for Public Use and Repurchase of
Condemned Property

HB1280 - Aid to Service-Disabled Veterans and Military Reservists or National Guard Personnel Called to Active Duty

HB1377 - Real Property - Condemnation for Public Purpose - Requirements and Compensation

HB1427 - Real Property - Eminent Domain - Repurchase of Condemned Property

HB1429 - Environment - Judicial Review of Permits - Standing

HB1431 - Linked Deposit Program - State Depository Financial Institutions - Loans to Minority Business Enterprises

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