Senate Joint Resolution 5 - Introduced
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
BY MILLER
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
1 A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Iowa
2 Constitution requiring that certain tax increases be submitted
3 to a vote of the people.
4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
1 2 the State of Iowa is proposed:
1 3 Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is
1 4 amended by adding the following new section:
1 5 REFERENDUM ON TAXES. SEC. 10. The people reserve to
1 6 themselves the power to affirm or reject at the polls any Act
1 7 or a portion of any Act passed by the General Assembly and
1 8 approved by the Governor that raises tax rates imposed on the
1 9 income of individuals or sales or use tax rates or that raises
1 10 the percentage rate limits that may be levied against real
1 11 property.
1 12 A referendum to affirm or reject an Act or portion of an
1 13 Act that raises tax rates imposed on the income of individuals
1 14 or sales or use tax rates or that raises the percentage rate
1 15 limits that may be levied against real property shall be held
1 16 not later than ninety days after the final adjournment of the
1 17 session of the General Assembly that passed the Act or portion
1 18 of an Act on which a referendum is required. An Act or
1 19 portion of an Act that raises tax rates imposed on the income
1 20 of individuals or sales or use tax rates or that raises the
1 21 percentage rate limits that may be levied against real
1 22 property shall not become effective until the question is
1 23 decided by the voters at the polls.
1 24 An Act or portion of an Act that raises tax rates imposed
1 25 on the income of individuals or sales or use tax rates or that
1 26 raises the percentage rate limits that may be levied against
1 27 real property is deemed rejected if fifty percent or more of
1 28 the votes cast are in favor of rejecting the Act. An Act or
1 29 portion of an Act rejected is repealed immediately upon
1 30 certification of the referendum results by the Secretary of
1 31 State.
1 32 The General Assembly may provide by law for procedures to
1 33 implement this section.
1 34 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing proposed
1 35 amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred
2 1 to the General Assembly to be chosen at the next general
2 2 election for members of the General Assembly and the Secretary
2 3 of State is directed to cause the same to be published for
2 4 three consecutive months before the date of that election as
2 5 provided by law.
2 6 EXPLANATION
2 7 This Joint Resolution proposes an amendment to the
2 8 Constitution of the State of Iowa granting the people the
2 9 power to affirm or reject certain Acts passed by the general
2 10 assembly.
2 11 Any Act, or portion of an Act, passed by the general
2 12 assembly and approved by the governor, that raises tax rates
2 13 imposed on the income of individuals or sales or use tax rates
2 14 or that raises the percentage rate limits that may be levied
2 15 against real property may be affirmed or rejected. Referenda
2 16 on these measures are to be held within 90 days of the final
2 17 adjournment of the session of the general assembly that passed
2 18 the Act. The Act, or portion of an Act, is rejected by the
2 19 people if 50 percent or more of the votes cast are in favor of
2 20 rejecting the measure. The Act, or portion of the Act, does
2 21 not take effect until it is affirmed by the voters.
2 22 The general assembly may provide by law for the
2 23 implementation of this amendment to the Constitution.
2 24 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next
2 25 general assembly for consideration by that general assembly
2 26 before being put to a ratification vote by the electors.
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