Bill Text: CT HB05546 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5546 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Requiring A Two-thirds Vote For Any Tax Increase.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-20 - Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding [HB05546 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05546-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5546*
*January Session, 2011*		LCO No. 1304

Referred to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
Introduced by:
REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS VOTE FOR ANY TAX INCREASE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require a vote of at least two-thirds of each house of the General Assembly on any bill proposing a tax increase.

Statement of Purpose:

To require a two-thirds vote of the General Assembly before taxes can be raised.