City of Baltimore - File #: 10-0517

• File #: 10-0517
• Version: 0
• Name: Telecommunications Tax - Television Connections
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Withdrawn
• File created: 5/24/2010
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 6/7/2010
• 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

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/7/2010	0	City Council	Withdrawn
6/7/2010	0	City Council	Withdrawn
5/27/2010	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
5/27/2010	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
5/27/2010	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
5/24/2010	0	City Council	Introduced
5/24/2010	0	City Council	Assigned
5/24/2010	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing

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
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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

§ 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.

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