RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS VOTE FOR LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENT OF NEW UNFUNDED MUNICIPAL MANDATES.

HJ 27 proposes a constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds vote in both legislative chambers to pass new state laws imposing costs on cities and towns without providing state funding for those costs (unfunded municipal mandates). This directly affects municipalities, as it would prevent the legislature from forcing them to spend money on new state requirements without state reimbursement. The key mechanism is changing the state constitution to mandate this higher vote threshold for such mandates. If passed, this would make it significantly harder for the legislature to enact new unfunded mandates without broad bipartisan support.