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Tuesday, February 09, 2010
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HJR 7037 - Two-Thirds Vote for Amendment Increasing State Tax of Fee or Resulting in Significant State Spending
JOINT RESOLUTION   by Judiciary Committee and Simmons (CO-SPONSORS) Carroll; Evers; Kottkamp; Murzin; Pickens; Traviesa; Troutman; Williams, T.
Two-Thirds Vote for Amendment Increasing State Tax of Fee or Resulting in Significant State Spending: Proposes an amendment to s. 7, Art. XI of the State Constitution to require a proposed amendment or revision to the State Constitution that increases an existing state tax or fee to be approved by at least two-thirds of those voters voting in the election in which the amendment or revision is considered; defines the term "existing state tax or fee" to means any tax or fee that produces revenue to state government; requires that a proposed amendment or revision to the State Constitution that would result in significant additional spending by state government must be approved by at least two-thirds of those voters voting in the election in which the amendment or revision is considered; defines the term "significant additional spending" to mean additional spending in any state fiscal year prior to and including the first state fiscal year of full implementation, in an amount greater than one-tenth of one percent of the total state budget, as established in the General Appropriations Act approved by the Governor, for the state fiscal year ending in the year prior to the election in which such proposed amendment or revision is considered; specifies that the determination of whether a proposed amendment or revision would result in significant additional spending by state government would be made and certified in accordance with general law.
Effective Date: Not Specified
Last Event: 05/05/06 S Died in Committee on Government Efficiency Appropriations on Saturday, May 06, 2006 1:11 AM
Recommending committee actions by:
  Judiciary Committee
 On agenda for: 01/25/06 9:30 AMNotice
    Not Considered (final action) 
  Judiciary Committee
 On agenda for: 02/08/06 10:45 AMNotice
    Favorable (final action)See Votes
Referred Committees and Committee Actions:
-  Finance & Tax Committee
      On agenda for: 03/31/06 8:30 AMNotice
Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action)See Votes
-  Justice Council
      On agenda for: 04/18/06 10:15 AMNotice
Favorable (final action)See Votes
Related Bills:
Bill Text:
Engrossed 1 
D 610772Date Filed: 05/01/06, Page#: 0, Line#: 0
A 704239, RyanDate Filed: 04/27/06, Page#: 0, Line#: 14House: Failed 05/01/06
Committee Substitute 1  
A 869355, RyanDate Filed: 04/26/06, Page#: 0, Line#: 49House: Withdrawn 04/27/06
D 978969, SimmonsDate Filed: 04/26/06, Page#: 0, Line#: 0House: Withdrawn 04/27/06
Original Filed Version  
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Staff Analysis:
Vote History:
ChamberDateYeasNaysActions Vote DetailBarcode
House 05/01/2006 12:54 PM   9027Passage Vote [Seq# 1011] 
Bill History:
EventTimeMemberCommittee
05/05/06 S Died in Committee on Government Efficiency Appropriations Saturday, May 06, 2006 1:11 AM   
05/01/06 S Received, referred to Government Efficiency Appropriations; Ways and Means; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00747 Monday, May 01, 2006 8:30 PM   
Message sent to senate Monday, May 01, 2006 2:24 PM   
05/01/06 S In Messages Monday, May 01, 2006 2:23 PM   
Passage on third reading Monday, May 01, 2006 12:54 PM   
Passed as amended; YEAS 90, NAYS 27 Monday, May 01, 2006 12:54 PM   
Amendment 704239 Failed Monday, May 01, 2006 12:51 PM   
Read 3rd time Monday, May 01, 2006 12:47 PM   
Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading Friday, April 28, 2006 2:07 PM   
Amendment 704239 filed Friday, April 28, 2006 7:14 AM   
Added to Third Reading Calendar Thursday, April 27, 2006 7:19 PM   
Amendment 978969 withdrawn Thursday, April 27, 2006 1:10 PM   
Amendment 869355 withdrawn Thursday, April 27, 2006 1:09 PM   
Read 2nd time Thursday, April 27, 2006 1:03 PM   
Amendment 978969 filed Wednesday, April 26, 2006 1:14 PM   
Amendment 869355 filed Wednesday, April 26, 2006 11:12 AM   
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/27/2006) Tuesday, April 25, 2006 6:23 PM   
Added to Second Reading Calendar Tuesday, April 18, 2006 6:02 PM   
Bill released to House Calendar Tuesday, April 18, 2006 6:02 PM   
Reported out of Justice Council Tuesday, April 18, 2006 6:02 PM  Justice Council
Favorable by Justice Council Tuesday, April 18, 2006 12:15 PM  Justice Council
Added to Justice Council agenda Friday, April 14, 2006 4:01 PM  Justice Council
Now in Justice Council Thursday, April 06, 2006 3:03 PM  Justice Council
Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3 Wednesday, April 05, 2006 1:56 PM   
Reported out of Finance & Tax Committee Wednesday, April 05, 2006 1:46 PM  Finance & Tax Committee
Favorable with CS by Finance & Tax Committee Friday, March 31, 2006 12:00 PM  Finance & Tax Committee
Added to Finance & Tax Committee agenda Wednesday, March 29, 2006 4:24 PM  Finance & Tax Committee
1st Reading Tuesday, March 07, 2006 11:59 PM   
Now in Finance & Tax Committee Tuesday, March 07, 2006 4:32 PM  Finance & Tax Committee
Referred to Justice Council Tuesday, March 07, 2006 4:32 PM  Justice Council
Referred to Finance & Tax Committee Tuesday, March 07, 2006 4:32 PM  Finance & Tax Committee
Filed Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:06 AM  Judiciary Committee
 

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