Bill Text: TX HJR104 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a franchise tax rate to be approved by three-fourths of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-05 - Referred to Ways & Means [HJR104 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HJR104-Introduced.html
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| By: Branch | H.J.R. No. 104 | |
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| proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a | ||
| franchise tax rate to be approved by three-fourths of all the | ||
| members elected to each house of the legislature. | ||
| BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by | ||
| adding Section 29 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 29. (a) A bill increasing any franchise tax rate above | ||
| the rate in effect on the date the bill was filed may take effect | ||
| only if passed by a record vote of three-fourths of all the members | ||
| elected to each house of the legislature on final consideration in | ||
| each house. | ||
| (b) This section does not apply to a bill that amends: | ||
| (1) the manner in which the franchise tax is computed; | ||
| (2) the manner in which the franchise tax is | ||
| administered or enforced; or | ||
| (3) the applicability of the franchise tax. | ||
| SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | ||
| submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2013. | ||
| The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the | ||
| proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring any increase | ||
| in a franchise tax rate to be approved by three-fourths of all the | ||
| members elected to each house of the legislature." | ||
