HJR 7001 (2018) -  Supermajority Vote for State Taxes or Fees

Joint Resolution by Ways & Means Committee and Leek (CO-SPONSORS) Avila; Eagle; Fischer; Ingoglia; Metz
Supermajority Vote for State Taxes or Fees: Proposes amendment to State Constitution to prohibit a state tax or fee from being imposed or raised except through legislation approved by two-thirds of each house of legislature; requires a state tax or fee imposed or raised to be contained in separate bill that contains no other subject.
Effective Date: Not Specified
Last Event: Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State on Friday, March 16, 2018 2:08 PM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB WMC 18-01 recommended by:
    Ways & Means Committee
    • On agenda for: 11/07/17   4:00 PM View Notice
    • Favorable With Amendment(s) (final action) See Votes

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Senate Referrals

  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
    • On agenda for: 02/20/18 9:00 AM
    • Recommendation: Favorable With Amendment(s) (1) (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 2
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 02/27/18 11:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 13   Nays 7

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SJR 1742 Subject: Supermajority Vote Required to Increase State Tax Revenues by Increasing Taxes Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 3/15/2018 10:19:15 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/28/2018 4:47:54 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax 2/20/2018 6:33:41 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Appropriations Committee 1/9/2018 6:45:12 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Appropriations Committee 1/8/2018 1:11:26 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Ways & Means Committee 11/8/2017 11:33:14 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Ways & Means Committee 11/2/2017 10:21:11 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Ways & Means Committee 11/2/2017 10:20:42 AM --UnPublished--

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 01/25/2018 01:43 PM   Yeas: 80 Nays: 29 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 520] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/05/2018 11:22 AM   Yeas: 25 Nays: 13 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 9] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State Time: 03/16/2018 - 2:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Ordered enrolled Time: 03/05/2018 - 11:48 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/05/2018 - 11:48 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Passed; YEAS 25 NAYS 13 -SJ 698 Time: 03/05/2018 - 11:23 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 697 Time: 03/05/2018 - 11:04 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/02/2018 - 4:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Amendment(s) failed (751148) -SJ 545 Time: 03/02/2018 - 4:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 545 Time: 03/02/2018 - 4:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/18 -SJ 564 Time: 02/28/2018 - 6:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 409 Time: 02/28/2018 - 4:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 13 NAYS 7 -SJ 409 Time: 02/27/2018 - 8:12 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/27/18, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/22/2018 - 9:30 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 374 Time: 02/21/2018 - 8:46 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (813842); YEAS 4 NAYS 2 -SJ 374 Time: 02/20/2018 - 10:27 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 02/20/18, 9:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building Time: 02/15/2018 - 4:25 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S Received -SJ 264 Time: 02/01/2018 - 5:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 265 Time: 02/01/2018 - 5:12 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S In Messages Time: 01/31/2018 - 5:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 01/31/2018 - 5:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passed; YEAS 80, NAYS 29 Time: 01/25/2018 - 1:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 01/25/2018 - 1:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 01/24/2018 - 5:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 01/24/2018 - 3:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 01/24/2018 - 3:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (1/24/2018) Time: 01/18/2018 - 6:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 01/10/2018 - 12:33 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/09/2018 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 01/09/2018 - 6:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Appropriations Committee Time: 01/09/2018 - 6:44 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Appropriations Committee Time: 01/09/2018 - 6:26 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Appropriations Committee agenda Time: 01/05/2018 - 4:17 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Appropriations Committee Time: 11/09/2017 - 12:10 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Appropriations Committee Time: 11/09/2017 - 12:10 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 11/08/2017 - 1:18 PM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __

Constitutions Revised by this Bill