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2005 SESSION

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HJ 547 Constitutional amendment; votes required for increase in taxes (first reference).

Introduced by: Jeffrey M. Frederick | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); enactment of tax laws. Requires that any law that imposes, continues, increases, or revives a tax must be approved either: (i) by a four-fifths vote of the members voting in each house of the General Assembly; or (ii) by a majority vote of all members voting in each house of the General Assembly and by a majority of the people voting in a referendum on the question of whether the law shall take effect

FULL TEXT

• 11/23/04  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051100303  pdf

HISTORY

• 11/23/04  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051100303
• 11/23/04  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/04/05  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 4-N)
• 02/08/05  House: Taken up
• 02/08/05  House: Rejected by House (46-Y 49-N)
• 02/08/05  House: VOTE: REJECTED (46-Y 49-N)