BILL · 2003–04 SESSION
SB 5188: Tax increase/voter approval
Requiring voter approval or supermajority legislative approval for tax increases.
Summary
- Declares that any tax increase imposed by the state requires voter approval unless the tax increase is approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members of each house.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 17, 2003
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Don Benton (R-17)
- Introduced
- January 17, 2003 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 2004
AN ACT Relating to taxation;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Don Benton (R-17)
2 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
SB 5188 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SB 5188 (2021–22) Public financial cooperative
- SB 5188 (2019–20) Expanded learning opp. prgs.
- SB 5188 (2017–18) Natural disaster/tax classif
- SB 5188 (2015–16) Eminent domain, limiting
- SB 5188 (2013–14) Wolves/commercial livestock
- SB 5188 (2011–12) Traffic control signals