Senate Joint Resolution 11 H-8482 Amend Senate Joint Resolution 11, as passed by the Senate, as 1 follows: 2 1. By striking everything after the resolving clause and 3 inserting: 4 < Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 5 the State of Iowa is proposed: 6 The Constitution of the State of Iowa is amended by adding 7 the following new section to new Article XIII : 8 ARTICLE XIII. 9 HEALTH CARE TAXATION LIMITATIONS. 10 Section 1. Two-thirds majority vote for health care tax law 11 changes. Passage of a bill that increases taxes on health care 12 shall require the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds of 13 the members elected to each house of the general assembly. 14 Passage of a bill that establishes a new tax on any type of 15 health care shall require the affirmative votes of at least 16 two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the general 17 assembly. 18 A lawsuit challenging the proper enactment of a bill under 19 this section must be filed no later than one year following the 20 enactment. If such a lawsuit is not filed within the one-year 21 limit, the bill shall be considered properly enacted under this 22 section. 23 Each bill to which this section applies must include a 24 separate provision describing the requirements for enactment 25 prescribed by this section. 26 The general assembly shall enact laws to implement this 27 section. 28 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing proposed 29 amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred 30 to the general assembly to be chosen at the next general 31 election for members of the general assembly, and shall be 32 published as provided by law for three months previous to the 33 date of that election. > 34 -1- SJR 11.4550 (1) 91 jm/jh 1/ 2 #1.