JOINT RESOLUTION · 2013–14 SESSION

SJR 8205: 2/3 vote for tax increases

Amending the Constitution to require a two-thirds majority vote of the legislature to raise taxes.

Summary

A two-thirds vote of both the House of Representatives and the Senate is required to raise taxes. Raises taxes means any action or combination of actions by the Legislature that increases state tax revenue deposited in any fund, budget, or account, regardless of whether the revenues are deposited into the General Fund.

From the Senate Bill Report (SJR 8205), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

No recorded floor votes.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SJR 8205 (2025–26) Property taxes/homestead · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8205 (2023–24) Investments/persist. poverty · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8205 (2021–22) Right to possess firearms · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8205 (2019–20) Tax court · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8205 (2017–18) Religious matters · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8205 (2015–16) Supreme court justices · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SJR 8205 (2011–12) Presidential election/voting · Passed Legislature · constitutional amendment sent to voters
SJR 8205 (2009–10) State income tax · Did not pass · died in committee