Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB2507 Compare Versions

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1	1	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 2507 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT proposing an amendment to article III, section 15, of the hawaii state constitution to enact a supermajority voting requirement for passage of legislation proposing to raise or create taxes and legislation to raise the minimum wage. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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3	3	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 2507
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31	31	A BILL FOR AN ACT
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37	37	proposing an amendment to article III, section 15, of the hawaii state constitution to enact a supermajority voting requirement for passage of legislation proposing to raise or create taxes and legislation to raise the minimum wage.
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43	43	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47	47	SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to propose an amendment to article III, section 15, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to enact a two-thirds supermajority requirement for passage of legislation proposing to raise taxes, create new taxes and to raise the state minimum wage. SECTION 2. Article III, section 15, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii is amended to read as follows: "PASSAGE OF BILLS Section 15. No bill shall become law unless it shall pass three readings in each house on separate days. No bill shall pass third or final reading in either house unless printed copies of the bill in the form to be passed shall have been made available to the members of that house for at least forty-eight hours. Every bill when passed by the house in which it originated, or in which amendments thereto shall have originated, shall immediately be certified by the presiding officer and clerk and sent to the other house for consideration. Any bill pending at the final adjournment of a regular session in an odd-numbered year shall carry over with the same status to the next regular session. Before the carried-over bill is enacted, it shall pass at least one reading in the house in which the bill originated. Passage of legislation proposing to increase the rates for any tax collected by the State or to enact a new tax to be collected by the State shall require a two-thirds vote of all members to which each house is entitled." Passage of legislation proposing to increase the state minimum wage shall require a two-thirds vote of all members to which each house is entitled." SECTION 3. The question to be printed on the ballot shall be as follows: "Shall the Constitution be amended to include a two-thirds supermajority voting requirement for the legislature to pass laws that would raise taxes or create new taxes and the state minimum wage?" SECTION 4. New constitutional material is underscored. SECTION 5. This amendment shall take effect upon compliance with Article XVII, section 3, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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49	49	SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to propose an amendment to article III, section 15, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to enact a two-thirds supermajority requirement for passage of legislation proposing to raise taxes, create new taxes and to raise the state minimum wage.
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51	51	SECTION 2. Article III, section 15, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii is amended to read as follows:
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53	53	"PASSAGE OF BILLS
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55	55	Section 15. No bill shall become law unless it shall pass three readings in each house on separate days. No bill shall pass third or final reading in either house unless printed copies of the bill in the form to be passed shall have been made available to the members of that house for at least forty-eight hours.
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57	57	Every bill when passed by the house in which it originated, or in which amendments thereto shall have originated, shall immediately be certified by the presiding officer and clerk and sent to the other house for consideration.
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59	59	Any bill pending at the final adjournment of a regular session in an odd-numbered year shall carry over with the same status to the next regular session. Before the carried-over bill is enacted, it shall pass at least one reading in the house in which the bill originated.
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61	61	Passage of legislation proposing to increase the rates for any tax collected by the State or to enact a new tax to be collected by the State shall require a two-thirds vote of all members to which each house is entitled."
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63	63	Passage of legislation proposing to increase the state minimum wage shall require a two-thirds vote of all members to which each house is entitled."
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65	65	SECTION 3. The question to be printed on the ballot shall be as follows:
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67	67	"Shall the Constitution be amended to include a two-thirds supermajority voting requirement for the legislature to pass laws that would raise taxes or create new taxes and the state minimum wage?"
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69	69	SECTION 4. New constitutional material is underscored.
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71	71	SECTION 5. This amendment shall take effect upon compliance with Article XVII, section 3, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.
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75	75	INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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85	85	Report Title: Constitutional Amendment; Bill Passage; Supermajority; Minimum Wage Description: Proposes a constitutional amendment to include a two-thirds supermajority voting requirement for the legislature to pass a minimum wage increase and laws that raise taxes or create new taxes. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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101	101	Proposes a constitutional amendment to include a two-thirds supermajority voting requirement for the legislature to pass a minimum wage increase and laws that raise taxes or create new taxes.
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109	109	The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.