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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SJR 63

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Relating to: requiring a supermajority in each house of the legislature for passage of tax increase legislation (first consideration).

Bills legislative Constitutional amendments — First consideration Franchise — Taxation Income tax — Rate Legislature — Procedure Sales tax

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Adopted, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2023 legislature on first

consideration, prohibits either house of the legislature from passing a bill that

increases the rate of the state sales tax or that increases any of the rates of the income

tax or franchise tax unless the bill is approved by two-thirds of all of the members

elected.

A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive

legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Knodl (R)

48 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , August (R) , Binsfeld (R) , Bodden (R) , Callahan (R) , Dallman (R) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Goeben (R) , Green (R) , Gundrum (R) , Gustafson (R) , Hurd (R) , Jacque (R) , Katsma (R) , Krug (R) , Macco (R) , Magnafici (R) , Maxey (R) , Melotik (R) , Michalski (R) , Moses (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Petersen (R) , Petryk (R) , Plumer (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Rettinger (R) , Rozar (R) , S. Johnson (R) , Sapik (R) , Schmidt (R) , Schutt (R) , Snyder (R) , Sortwell (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Summerfield (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Vos (R) , Wittke (R) , Zimmerman (R)

Full history

  1. Sep 8, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Knodl; cosponsored by Representatives Binsfeld, O'Connor, Allen, Armstrong, August, Bodden, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Edming, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hurd, S. Johnson, Krug, Katsma, Macco, Magnafici, Maxey, Melotik, Michalski, Moses, Penterman, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Rettinger, Rozar, Sapik, Schmidt, Schutt, Snyder, Spiros, Sortwell, Steffen, Swearingen, Summerfield, Tittl, Tusler, Vos, Wittke and Zimmerman

  2. Sep 8, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Constitution and Federalism

  3. Oct 18, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 7, 2024 · Senate

    Senator Jacque added as a coauthor

  5. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1