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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a four-fifths vote |
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by the house of representatives to increase taxes. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 25 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 25. A law that increases the rate of a state tax or |
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extends the application of a state tax to a new class of persons, |
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property, transactions, or other items must be approved by the |
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affirmative vote of at least 120 members of the house of |
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representatives. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 8, 2011. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring a |
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four-fifths vote by the house of representatives to increase |
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taxes." |