Current Status Bill Number:3061 Type of Legislation:House Resolution HR Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970114 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh All Sponsors:Kirsh, Haskins, Young, Vaughn, Simrill, Bailey, Altman and Meacham Drafted Document Number:PT\2737DW.97 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Rules Committee 29 HR Subject:General Assembly, legislation imposing new tax affecting more than fifty percent of population; House Rule
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19970114 Introduced, referred to Committee 29 HR House 19961211 Prefiled, referred to Committee 29 HRView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND RULE 5 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO BILLS, RESOLUTIONS AND REPORTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE ANY BILL OR JOINT RESOLUTION IMPOSING A NEW TAX AFFECTING MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF THE POPULATION OF THE STATE TO RECEIVE A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE ON SECOND READING.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That Rule 5 of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:
"5.___ A bill or joint resolution imposing a new tax affecting more than fifty percent of the population of this State must receive on second reading a majority vote of at least two-thirds of the membership of the House."