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: 5 TLSB 2483SS 81 6 sc/sh/8 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 An Act or 1 29 portion of an Act rejected is repealed immediately upon 1 30 certification of the referendum results by the Secretary of 1 31 State. 1 32 The General Assembly may provide by law for procedures to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. 2 27 LSB 2483SS 81 2 28 sc:rj/sh/8