Bill HF2221

1.1          A bill for an act
1.2          relating to taxation; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article
1.3          X, adding a new section requiring a supermajority vote of the legislature for passing
1.4          laws that increase state revenues.
1.5          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6          Section 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
 1.7        An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the amendment
1.8          is adopted, a section shall be added to article X, to read:

1.9          Sec. 9. Passage of any law that would result in an increase in the amount of revenue
1.10       collected by the state by modifying an existing state tax, tax credit, refund, fee, premium,
1.11       or other charge or by imposing a new state tax, fee, premium, or other charge requires the
1.12       vote of at least two-thirds of the members of each house of the legislature.

1.13       Sec. 2. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
 1.14      The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2024 general election.
1.15       The question submitted must be:
1.16       "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to require a two-thirds majority in each
1.17       house of the legislature to pass a bill that increases state revenue by increasing taxes or fees?