Constitutional amendment to require tax bills to pass by three-fifths majority in New Jersey Legislature.
This bill proposes an amendment to the New Jersey Constitution, specifically altering Article IV, Sections IV, paragraph 6 and VI, paragraph 1. It mandates that any bill or joint resolution levying a new State tax or proposing to increase an existing State tax must be passed by a three-fifths majority vote of the members of each House of the Legislature, rather than the current majority vote. This change aims to ensure a higher level of consensus for tax-related legislation, affecting how tax bills are processed and passed in the state legislature.
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