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PJD&MES:kmg:jf
1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
March 29, 2000 - Introduced by Representative Grothman. Referred to Committee
on Ways and Means.
AJR121,1,2 1To create section 35 of article IV of the constitution; relating to: requiring local
2approval of certain local taxes and charges (first consideration).
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 1999 legislature on
first consideration, requires, in order to create a tax or to allow a charge against
another unit of government, the approval, by the boards of all of the affected counties,
of all taxes that are imposed in, and of all charges against, fewer than all counties
and the approval, by the governing bodies of all of the affected cities, villages or
towns, of all taxes that are imposed in, and of all charges against, fewer than all
cities, villages or towns.
A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by 2 successive
legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
AJR121,1,3 3Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That:
AJR121, s. 1 4Section 1. Section 35 of article IV of the constitution is created to read:
AJR121,2,55 [Article IV] Section 35. A law that is enacted after January 1, 2003, and that
6would impose a tax over, or allow a charge against, at least one entire county but not
7over all counties is not effective unless the law is approved by the board of each
8county over which the tax is to be imposed or against which the charge is to be made.

1A law that is enacted after January 1, 2003, and that would impose a tax over, or
2allow a charge against, at least one entire city, village or town but not over all units
3of government of that kind is not effective unless the law is approved by the
4governing body of each city, village or town over which the tax is to be imposed or
5against which the charge is to be made.
AJR121, s. 2 6Section 2. Numbering of new section. The new section 35 of article IV of
7the constitution created in this joint resolution shall be designated by the next higher
8open whole section number in that article if, before the ratification by the people of
9the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, any other ratified amendment has
10created a section 35 of article IV of the constitution of this state. If one or more joint
11resolutions create a section 35 of article IV simultaneously with the ratification by
12the people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, the sections created
13shall be numbered and placed in a sequence so that the sections created by the joint
14resolution having the lowest enrolled joint resolution number have the numbers
15designated in that joint resolution and the sections created by the other joint
16resolutions have numbers that are in the same ascending order as are the numbers
17of the enrolled joint resolutions creating the sections.
AJR121,2,20 18Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the
19legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for 3
20months previous to the time of holding such election.
AJR121,2,2121 (End)
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