HJR 68 - Increases Sales Tax - Missouri Key Vote
Jason Holsman voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) on this Legislation-Joint Resolution.
Timeline
- Became Law Without Governor's Signature
- May 30, 2014
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- May 14, 2014
- Senate Bill Passed
- April 29, 2014
- House Joint Resolution Passed
- April 9, 2014
- Introduced
- Jan. 22, 2014
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Title: Increases Sales Tax
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to repass a joint resolution, after having concurred with Senate amendments thereto, that submits an amendment to the voters that increases the sales and use tax by .75 percent, effective January 1, 2015.
Highlights:
- Increases the state sales and use tax by 1 percent for a 10 year period (Sec. A).
- Appropriates the revenue from the sales and use tax increase to the following funds, to be used for projects related to local roads, bridges, state highways, city transportation systems, and other approved transportation projects (Sec. A):
- 5 percent to the “County Aid Transportation Fund;”
- 5 percent to the “Municipal Aid Transportation Fund;” and
- 90 percent to the “Transportation Safety and Job Creation Fund.”
- Exempts the retail sale of food from the sales and use tax increase (Sec. A).
- Prohibits the general assembly, counties, and municipalities from increasing or decreasing the motor vehicle fuel tax, if the sales and use tax increase is in effect (Sec. A).
- Prohibits the Highways and Transportation Commission, counties, and municipalities from authorizing, owning, or operating a toll highway or toll bridge on a roadway that existed on January 1, 2014, if the sales and use tax increase is in effect (Sec. A).
- Requires the Highways and Transportation Commission to approve a list of projects, programs, and facilities that would be funded by the sales and use tax increase, prior to any election in which the provisions of this bill are being considered (Sec. A).
- Requires the provisions of this bill to be reapproved by the voters every 10 years (Sec. A).
Title: Increases Sales Tax
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a joint resolution that submits a constitutional amendment to the voters that increases the sales and use tax by .75 percent, effective January 1, 2015.
Highlights:
- Increases the state sales and use tax by 0.75 percent for a 10 year period (Sec. A).
- Appropriates the revenue from the sales and use tax increase to the following funds, to be used for projects related to local roads, bridges, state highways, city transportation systems, and other approved transportation projects (Sec. A):
- 5 percent to the “County Aid Transportation Fund;”
- 5 percent to the “Municipal Aid Transportation Fund;” and
- 90 percent to the “Transportation Safety and Job Creation Fund.”
- Exempts the retail sale of food from the sales and use tax increase (Sec. A).
- Prohibits the general assembly, counties, and municipalities from increasing or decreasing the motor vehicle fuel tax, if the sales and use tax increase is in effect (Sec. A).
- Prohibits the Highways and Transportation Commission, counties, and municipalities from authorizing, owning, or operating a toll highway or toll bridge, if the sales and use tax increase is in effect (Sec. A).
- Requires the Highways and Transportation Commission to approve a list of projects, programs, and facilities that would be funded by the sales and use tax increase, prior to any election in which the provisions of this bill are being considered (Sec. A).
- Requires the provisions of this bill to be reapproved by the voters every 10 years (Sec. A).
Title: Increases Sales Tax
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a joint resolution that submits a constitutional amendment to the voters that increases the sales and use tax by 1 percent, effective on January 1, 2015.
Highlights:
- Increases the state sales and use tax by 1 percent for a 10 year period (Sec. A).
- Appropriates the revenue from the sales and use tax increase to the following funds, to be used for projects related to local roads, bridges, state highways, city transportation systems, and other approved transportation projects (Sec. A):
- 5 percent to the “County Aid Transportation Fund;”
- 5 percent to the “Municipal Aid Transportation Fund;” and
- 90 percent to the “Transportation Safety and Job Creation Fund.”
- Exempts the retail sale of food from the sales and use tax increase (Sec. A).
- Prohibits the general assembly, counties, and municipalities from increasing or decreasing the motor vehicle fuel tax, if the sales and use tax increase is in effect (Sec. A).
- Prohibits the Highways and Transportation Commission, counties, and municipalities from authorizing, owning, or operating a toll highway or toll bridge on a roadway that existed on January 1, 2014, if the sales and use tax increase is in effect (Sec. A).
- Requires the Highways and Transportation Commission to approve a list of projects, programs, and facilities that would be funded by the sales and use tax increase, prior to any election in which the provisions of this bill are being considered (Sec. A).
- Requires the provisions of this bill to be reapproved by the voters every 10 years (Sec. A).
Title: Increases Sales Tax
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NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES APPROVAL BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE, AND THEN APPROVAL BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF VOTERS DURING AN ELECTION.