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SJR 1742: Supermajority Vote Required to Increase State Tax Revenues by Increasing Taxes

JOINT RESOLUTION by Stargel

Supermajority Vote Required to Increase State Tax Revenues by Increasing Taxes; Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to require a law that imposes a new tax, increases the rate or amount of a tax, or expands a tax base, and that results in a net increase in state revenues, to be approved by three-fifths of the membership of each house of the Legislature, etc.

Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see HJR 7001 (Passed)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (AFT)
  2. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/5/2018 Senate • Filed
    1/12/2018 Senate • Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 189
    1/17/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 189
    1/24/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 01/29/18, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
    1/29/2018 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; YEAS 4 NAYS 2 -SJ 243
    1/30/2018 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 243
    3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see HJR 7001 (Passed)

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  • SJR 1742, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/5/2018 at 3:38 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (Pre-Meeting) 1/26/2018 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (Post-Meeting) 1/30/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7001 (er) Supermajority Vote for State Taxes or Fees Ways and Means Committee Compare Last Action: 3/16/2018 Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/29/2018 1:30 PM Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax 4 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Constitution (1)

    Article Section Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    VII Section 19 Page 1 (pdf)

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