CS/P 72: FINANCE AND TAXATION, Supermajority vote required to impose, authorize, or raise state taxes or fees

PROPOSAL by Finance and Taxation ; Fred Karlinsky ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Darlene Jordan ; Rich Newsome ; Jose Felix Diaz ; Tom Grady ; Marva Johnson ; Gary Lester ; Frank Kruppenbacher ; Chris Nocco ; Tom Lee ; Jeanette Nuñez ; Timothy Cerio ; Belinda Keiser

FINANCE AND TAXATION, Supermajority vote required to impose, authorize, or raise state taxes or fees; a new section in Article VII of the State Constitution to provide that no state tax or fee may be imposed, authorized, or raised by the legislature except through legislation approved by two-thirds of the membership of each house of the legislature and presented to the Governor for approval; providing for applicability; providing definitions; requiring any tax or fee imposed or raised under this section to be contained in a separate bill that contains no other subject.