Texas No Taxing Prescription Medicine Amendment (2015)
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The Texas No Taxing Prescription Medicine 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 taxing the sale or use of prescription medications that were not subject to taxation under Chapter 51, Tax Code, on January 1, 2015.[1]
The measure was introduced into the Texas Legislature by Rep. Richard Raymond (D-42) as House Joint Resolution 43.[2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The proposed ballot title was:[1]
| “ | The constitutional amendment prohibiting the taxation of the sale or use of certain prescription medicine.[3] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 8, Texas Constitution
The proposed amendment would have added a Section 26 to Article 8 of the Texas Constitution. The following text would have been added by the proposed measure's approval:[1]
TEMPORARY PROVISION
(a) This temporary provision applies to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, prohibiting the taxation of the sale or use of certain prescription medicine.
(b) This temporary provision expires December 31, 2017.
(c) If the 84th Legislature, during the regular or a special session, enacts a general law prohibited by Section 26, Article VIII, of this constitution, the portion of the general law that violates that section expires January 1, 2017.[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
The proposed constitutional amendment was filed by Rep. Richard Raymond (D-42) as House Joint Resolution 43 on November 11, 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. 43," accessed November 17, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Legislature, "HJR No. 43 History," accessed November 17, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. Cite error: Invalid
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