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Texas Motor Vehicle Revenue for Non-Tolled Roadways Amendment (2015)
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Texas Motor Vehicle Revenue for Non-Tolled Roadways Amendment was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have prohibited the state legislature from allocating funds derived from motor vehicle registration fees, taxes on motor fuels and lubricants, and certain revenue received from the federal government for purposes other than acquiring rights-of-way and constructing or maintaining roads in excess of certain amounts. The measure would have also required that revenue from the state sales and use tax on motor vehicles, taxes imposed on gasoline and diesel fuel and registration fees on motorcycles, mopeds, vehicles, trailers, travel trailers and semitrailers be deposited into a special account within the state highway fund. This special account would have been utilized for acquiring rights-of-way and planning, designing, constructing and maintaining non-tolled public roadways.[1]
Additionally, the measure would have removed the payment of the principal and interest on county and road district bonds or warrants approved or issued prior to January 1, 1945, from the list of purposes for which motor vehicle-related revenue can be allocated.
The measure was introduced into the Texas Legislature by Rep. Patricia Harless (R-126) as House Joint Resolution 48.[2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The proposed ballot title was:[1]
| “ | The constitutional amendment limiting the permissible uses of the state highway fund, including further limiting the use of additional tax and fee revenue attributable to changes to certain state taxes and fees, to increase revenue for nontolled public highway purposes.[3] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 8, Texas Constitution
The proposed amendment would have amended Section 7-a of Article 8 of the Texas Constitution.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
The proposed constitutional amendment was filed by Rep. Patricia Harless (R-126) as House Joint Resolution 48 on November 26, 2014.[2] A two-thirds vote in both chambers of the Texas State Legislature was required to refer this amendment to the ballot. Texas is one of 16 states that require a two-thirds supermajority vote in both chambers.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas Legislature, "HJR No. 48," accessed January 22, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Legislature, "HJR No. 48 History," accessed January 22, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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