PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE PRINTER'S NO. 30
No. 42 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY MAYERNIK, READSHAW, ARMSTRONG, LAUGHLIN, ZUG, DALLY, PLATTS, SEYFERT, STAIRS, HARHAI, GIGLIOTTI AND ROHRER, JANUARY 20, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, JANUARY 20, 1999
A JOINT RESOLUTION 1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth 2 of Pennsylvania, providing for tax increase limitations. 3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 4 hereby resolves as follows: 5 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 6 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: 7 That Article VIII be amended by adding a section to read: 8 § 18. Tax increase limitations. 9 No new tax may be levied and the effective rate of a tax may 10 not be increased except pursuant to an act of the General 11 Assembly adopted with the concurrence of 60% of all members of 12 each House. 13 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General 14 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the 15 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to 16 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article 17 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
1 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in 2 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after 3 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. 4 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this 5 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the 6 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the 7 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the 8 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required 9 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such 10 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of 11 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the 12 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment 13 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first 14 primary, general or municipal election occurring at least three 15 months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by 16 the General Assembly which meets the requirements of and is in 17 conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of 18 Pennsylvania. 19 Section 3. The addition of section 18 of Article VIII of the 20 Constitution of Pennsylvania shall become effective beginning 21 with the first fiscal year commencing more than six months 22 following approval of this section by the electorate. L10L83JS/19990H0042B0030 - 2 -