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History for 80(R) HJR 81 by Parker

Last Action:
05/10/2007 H Returned to committee
Council Document:
80R 6248 KLA-D
Caption Version:
House Committee Report
Caption Text:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds vote of the legislature to enact and submit to the voters a law imposing an income tax or increasing that tax.
Author:
Parker
Coauthor:
Hughes | Murphy | Zerwas
Subjects:
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
Taxation--Income (I0805)
House Committee:
House Committee Status:
In committee
House Committee Vote:
Ayes=7   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
Actions are in ascending date order.
Description Comment DateSort ascending       Time       Journal Page
 Filed      03/01/2007    
 Read first time      03/08/2007     814
 Referred to Ways & Means      03/08/2007     814
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . .      04/18/2007    
 Considered in public hearing      04/18/2007    
 Testimony taken in committee      04/18/2007    
 Left pending in committee      04/18/2007    
 Considered in formal meeting      04/30/2007    
 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      04/30/2007    
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/02/2007     3084
 Committee report printed and distributed      05/02/2007   11:27 PM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      05/03/2007    
 Considered in Calendars      05/08/2007    
 Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar      05/10/2007    
 Read 2nd time      05/10/2007     3791
 Postponed   05/10/07 5:00 PM   05/10/2007     3791
 Laid out as postponed business      05/10/2007     3814
 Point of order sustained   Rule 4, Section 32   05/10/2007     3814
 Returned to committee      05/10/2007     3814