Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Amend Constitution; create "Taxpayer's Bill of Rights."
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/17 (H) Referred To Constitution;Ways and Means | |
| 2 | 02/01 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA\** See Text | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Two/Thirds |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Capps
Additional Author: Moore
Title: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND THE MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890 BY CREATING A NEW SECTION 272B TO BE ENTITLED THE "TAXPAYER'S BILL OF RIGHTS"; TO LIMIT REVENUE GROWTH FOR THE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS; TO REQUIRE ANY TAX INCREASE IN STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO BE APPROVED BY THE VOTERS OF THE AFFECTED GOVERNMENT; TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT THE STATE MAY RETAIN IN A YEAR TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S ALLOWED COLLECTIONS PLUS AN ADJUSTMENT EQUAL TO THE PERCENTAGE GROWTH IN POPULATION INCREASED BY INFLATION; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY REVENUES IN EXCESS OF THE LIMIT MUST BE REFUNDED TO THE VOTERS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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