RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 472 (HB 518) 2015 Regular Session Stokes
Existing constitution provides that during any session convening in an odd-numbered year,
no matter shall be introduced or considered unless its object is to enact the General
Appropriation Bill or the comprehensive capital budget, to make an appropriation, levy or
authorize a new tax, increase an existing tax, levy, authorize, increase, decrease, or repeal a
fee, dedicate revenue, legislate with regard to tax exemptions, exclusions, deductions,
reductions, repeals, or credits, or legislate with regard to the issuance of bonds. Provides
exceptions to this subject matter limitation.
Proposed constitutional amendment regarding the subject matters which may be considered
during a regular session convening in an odd-numbered year, replaces "dedicate revenue"
with the broader "legislate with regard to the dedication of revenue" and replaces "levy or
authorize a new tax, increase an existing tax, and legislate with regard to tax exemptions,
exclusions, deductions, reductions, repeals, or credits" with the broader "legislate with regard
to taxes". Proposed constitutional amendment further specifically adds legislating with
regard to rebates to the subject matters which may be considered during a regular session in
an odd-numbered year.
Provides for submission of the proposed amendment to the voters at the statewide election
to be held Oct. 24, 2015.
(Amends Const. Art. III, §2(A)(4)(b))