Nevada Question 16 (1996)
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Nevada Question 16 was on the November 7, 1996 election ballot in Nevada, where it passed.
Text of the proposal
The language that appeared on the ballot:
Shall a bill that imposes or increases a tax or assessment be considered and approved twice for final passage by each house of the Nevada Legislature before such a bill may be enacted?
The proposed amendment to state law would require each house of the Nevada Legislature to consider and approve twice any bill that imposes or increases a tax or assessment. Additionally, the measure would require a period of 10 calendar days to elapse betwen the first and second votes in each house on any such bill. Also, the final vote on such a bill would be void unless it is take at least 10 days before the adjournment of a regular legislative session.
The proposed amendment, if approved, will become effective on January 1, 1997, only if a majority of the voters reject Question 11. That proposal would require a two-thirds majority vote of both houses of the Nevada Legislature to pass a bill or joint resolution that increases public revenue.
Fiscal Note - The proposal would have no adverse fiscal effect.
