Maryland House votes on state’s $39B budget

Published March 27, 2014 5:25pm ET



ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The state would be able to use eminent domain to take the property of film production companies that suddenly stop shooting in the state if the company has received more than $10 million in tax credits, under an amendment to budget legislation approved by the House of Delegates on Thursday.

The amendment was adopted in budget legislation. It cleared the House and headed to a panel of House and Senate negotiators to iron out differences in the state’s $39 billion budget before the legislative session ends April 7. The conference committee would need to accept the change for it to stay in the budget.

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