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HOUSE BILL NO. 148

INTRODUCED BY F. MANDEVILLE, D. BARTEL, B. BEARD, S. BERGLEE, B. BROWN, G. DEVRIES, D. DUNN, F. FLEMING, W. GALT, C. GLIMM, S. GREEF, S. GUNDERSON, G. HERTZ, C. KNUDSEN, D. LENZ, T. MANZELLA, W. MCKAMEY, M. NOLAND, D. SKEES, B. TSCHIDA, B. USHER, P. WEBB, K. WHITE, D. ZOLNIKOV, K. BOGNER, J. FIELDER, S. FITZPATRICK, K. REGIER, C. SMITH, G. VANCE

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REQUIRING THAT A NEW TAX OR FEE OR A TAX OR FEE INCREASE MAY NOT BE ENACTED UNLESS APPROVED BY A SUPERMAJORITY OF EACH HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE."

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:

 

     NEW SECTION.  Section 1.  Supermajority of legislature required to pass tax or fee. The legislature may not enact a new tax or fee or a tax or fee increase unless authorized by two-thirds of the members of each house of the legislature.

 

     NEW SECTION.  Section 2.  Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 5, chapter 4, part 1, and the provisions of Title 5, chapter 4, part 1, apply to [section 1].

 

     NEW SECTION.  Section 3.  Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.

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