Relates to the procedure for voting increases in the rate of state taxes
Summary
Provides that no bill which increases, extends, imposes or revives any tax, fee, assessment, surcharge or any other such levy or collection, be passed or become a law, except by the assent of two-thirds of the members elected to each branch of the legislature voting separately; makes an exception for any bill which results from the passage of a home rule message.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced May 4, 2018
Last action Jun 14, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2018
How they voted
34–15
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
May 7, 2018
D
Democratic27
55% Nay
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Jun 14, 2018
Committee
OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
May 7, 2018
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
May 7, 2018
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 7, 2018
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 4, 2018
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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