Bill Text: MI HJRT | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Individual income tax; other; imposition of state income taxes on individuals and businesses; prohibit. Amends sec. 7, art. IX of the state constitution.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-06-18 - Printed Joint Resolution Filed 06/18/2015 [HJRT Detail]

Download: Michigan-2015-HJRT-Introduced.html

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION T

June 17, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Gamrat and Courser and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

 

     A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state

 

constitution of 1963, by amending section 7 of article IX and by

 

adding 7a to article IX, to prohibit the imposition of a state

 

income tax on individuals and to prohibit the imposition of a tax

 

on businesses.

 

     Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

 

state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state

 

constitution of 1963, to prohibit the imposition of a state income

 

tax on individuals and to prohibit the imposition of a tax on

 

businesses, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the people of

 

the state:

 

ARTICLE IX

 

     Sec. 7. No income tax graduated as to rate or base shall be

imposed by the state or any of its subdivisions. Beginning January

 

1, 2016, no income tax shall be imposed by this state, but a

 

subdivision of this state may impose an income tax.

 

     Sec. 7a. This state shall not impose a business tax.

 

     Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be

 

submitted to the people of the state at the next general election

 

in the manner provided by law.