Baltimore City Council
File #: 10-0517    Version: 0 Name: Telecommunications Tax - Television Connections
Type: Ordinance Status: Withdrawn
File created: 5/24/2010 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 6/7/2010
Enactment #:
Title: Telecommunications Tax - Television Connections FOR the purpose of extending the telecommunications tax to cover television connections and generally relating to the imposition and collection of a telecommunications tax on television connections.
Sponsors: James B. Kraft, Robert Curran, Mary Pat Clarke, Bill Henry
Indexes: Tax, Telecommunications
Attachments: 1. Law - 10-0517.pdf, 2. 10-0517 - 1st Reader.pdf, 3. Finance - 10-0517.pdf, 4. Law (REVISED) - 10-0517.pdf, 5. Withdrawal - 10-0517.pdf
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
 
      * WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
      THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
      INTRODUCTORY*      
                 
      CITY OF BALTIMORE
      COUNCIL BILL           
                                                                                                                                                            
Introduced by: Councilmember Kraft
                                                                                                                                                            
 
      A BILL ENTITLED
 
AN ORDINANCE concerning
title
Telecommunications Tax - Television Connections
 
FOR the purpose of extending the telecommunications tax to cover television connections and generally relating to the imposition and collection of a telecommunications tax on television connections.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
  Article 28 - Taxes
  Section(s) 25-1(e)
  Baltimore City Code
   (Edition 2000)
 
  SECTION 1.  BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
 
      Baltimore City Code
 
      Article 28.  Taxes
 
      Subtitle 25.  Public Utilities Taxes
 
      Part 1.  Telecommunications Tax
 
ยง 251.  Definitions.
 
(e)  Telecommunications line.
 
"Telecommunications line" means:
 
(I)  a wired or wireless connection, identifiable by a unique telephone number, to an exchange, wireless, or other telecommunications service; OR
 
 
 
(II)  A WIRED OR WIRELESS CONNECTION, IDENTIFIABLE BY A UNIQUE ACCOUNT NUMBER, THAT ALLOWS TELEVISION PROGRAMMING TO BE VIEWED ON A TELEVISION SET.
 
  SECTION 2.  AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.
 
  SECTION 3.  AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the date it is enacted for all telecommunication lines in service on or after July 1, 2010, and billed on or after August 1, 2010.
 
 
 
 
 
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