SJR 18 - Constitutional Amendment Prohibiting an Income Tax - Tennessee Key Vote
Jack Johnson Co-Sponsored (Introduced) this Constitutional Amendment.
Timeline
- Referred to Committee
- March 10, 2011
- Senate Amendment Adopted
- March 9, 2011
- Introduced
- Jan. 14, 2011
Related Issues
Stage Details
Title: Constitutional Amendment Prohibiting an Income Tax
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a joint resolution that submits a constitutional amendment to the voters that prohibits the Legislature from adopting any personal income or payroll tax after January 1, 2011.
Highlights:
-Specifies that the Legislature may institute a tax upon incomes derived from stocks and bonds.
Title: Constitutional Amendment Prohibiting an Income Tax
- Mae Beavers (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Bell (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Andy Berke (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Stacey Campfield (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Rusty Crowe (TN - R)
- Mike Faulk (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dolores Gresham (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ferrell Haile (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jack C. Johnson (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill Ketron Jr. (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- James R. 'Randy' McNally (TN - R)
- Mark Saalfield Norris Sr. (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- J. Douglas 'Doug' Overbey (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ronald Lynn 'Ron' Ramsey (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kerry E. Roberts (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steve Southerland (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Eric Stewart (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jim Summerville (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jim D. Tracy (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bo Watson (TN - R)
- Jamie Woodson (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ken Yager (TN - R)
More Info About this Vote
NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION IS A THREE-STEP PROCESS. FIRST, IT REQUIRES APPROVAL OF A SIMPLE MAJORITY IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE. SECOND, IT REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL BY THE NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOLLOWING AN ELECTION YEAR, AND THIRD APPROVAL BY THE VOTERS DURING A GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION. THE GOVERNOR CAN VETO THE JOINT RESOLUTION DURING ANY YEAR THE LEGISLATURE PASSES AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.