Bill Text: IA SJR2006 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa requiring a two-thirds majority vote for certain state tax law changes.(Formerly SSB 3064.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-04-12 - Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 840. [SJR2006 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SJR2006-Introduced.html
Senate
Joint
Resolution
2006
-
Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
2006
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
WAYS
AND
MEANS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3064)
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
requiring
a
two-thirds
majority
vote
2
for
certain
state
tax
law
changes.
3
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
1
the
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
2
Article
III,
Legislative
Department,
Constitution
of
the
3
State
of
Iowa,
is
hereby
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
4
section:
5
Sec.
41.
Two-thirds
majority
vote
for
state
tax
law
6
changes.
Passage
of
a
bill
that
increases
the
individual
income
7
tax
rate
or
the
corporate
income
tax
rate
shall
require
the
8
affirmative
votes
of
at
least
two-thirds
of
the
members
elected
9
to
each
house
of
the
general
assembly.
This
requirement
does
10
not
apply
to
taxes
imposed
at
the
option
of
a
local
government.
11
Passage
of
a
bill
that
establishes
a
new
tax
to
be
imposed
12
by
the
state
shall
require
the
affirmative
votes
of
at
least
13
two-thirds
of
the
members
elected
to
each
house
of
the
general
14
assembly.
15
A
lawsuit
challenging
the
proper
enactment
of
a
bill
under
16
this
section
must
be
filed
no
later
than
one
year
following
the
17
enactment.
If
such
a
lawsuit
is
not
filed
within
the
one-year
18
limit,
the
bill
shall
be
considered
properly
enacted
under
this
19
section.
20
Each
bill
to
which
this
section
applies
must
include
a
21
separate
provision
describing
the
requirements
for
enactment
22
prescribed
by
this
section.
23
The
general
assembly
shall
enact
laws
to
implement
this
24
section.
25
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
26
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
27
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
28
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
29
published
as
provided
by
law
for
three
months
previous
to
the
30
date
of
that
election.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
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Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
requiring
a
two-thirds
1
majority
vote
for
certain
tax
law
changes.
2
The
amendment
requires
a
bill
that
increases
the
individual
3
income
tax
rate
or
corporate
income
tax
rate
to
be
adopted
by
4
at
least
two-thirds
of
the
members
elected
to
each
house
of
5
the
general
assembly.
In
addition,
the
amendment
requires
a
6
bill
that
establishes
a
new
tax
to
be
imposed
by
the
state
to
7
be
adopted
by
at
least
two-thirds
of
the
members
elected
to
8
each
house
of
the
general
assembly.
A
lawsuit
challenging
9
enactment
of
a
bill
subject
to
the
two-thirds
majority
passage
10
requirement
must
be
filed
no
later
than
one
year
following
the
11
enactment
of
the
bill.
Finally,
the
amendment
requires
the
12
general
assembly
to
enact
laws
to
implement
the
amendment.
13
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
then
14
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
(90th)
for
adoption,
15
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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