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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)
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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3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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)