SJR 1742 (2018) -  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.
Effective Date: Not Specified
Last Event: 03/10/18 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see HJR 7001 (Passed) on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
    • On agenda for: 01/29/18 1:30 PM
    • Recommendation: Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 2
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HJR 7001 Subject: Supermajority Vote for State Taxes or Fees Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax 1/30/2018 4:06:19 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax 1/26/2018 3:01:47 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see HJR 7001 (Passed) Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 243 Time: 01/30/2018 - 4:21 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; YEAS 4 NAYS 2 -SJ 243 Time: 01/29/2018 - 2:42 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 01/29/18, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building Time: 01/24/2018 - 4:25 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 189 Time: 01/17/2018 - 4:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 189 Time: 01/12/2018 - 12:20 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/05/2018 - 3:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Constitutions Revised by this Bill