It would take more than 25 of the Legislature\u2019s 49 members to pass a tax increase under a proposed constitutional amendment heard by the Revenue Committee March 10.<\/p>\n
LR46CA, introduced by Omaha Sen. Pete Pirsch, would require that every bill imposing or increasing a tax or a license fee receive an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Legislature in order to be enacted. The proposed constitutional amendment would be submitted for voter approval during the 2012 general election.<\/p>\n
Pirsch said it currently is easier for legislative bodies to raise taxes than to cut spending. The resolution could tip the scale toward spending cuts, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you make it a little bit harder to raise taxes, as opposed to cutting spending, it will create a mild presumption that spending cuts are to be looked at first,\u201d Pirsch said.<\/p>\n
Fifteen states require a supermajority vote to raise taxes, he said.<\/p>\n
No one testified in support of or opposition to LR46CA and the committee took no immediate action on the measure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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