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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T





SPONSOR: Vernon DATE TYPED: 02/10/00 HB
SHORT TITLE: Judicial Taxation SB SJR 13
ANALYST: Dunbar


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
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or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY00 FY01 FY00
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(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



LFC files



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



SJR 13 requests the US congress to prepare and submit to the several states the following amendment to the U S constitution:



"Neither the supreme court nor any inferior court of the United States shall have the power to instruct or order a state or a political subdivision thereof, or an official of such a state or political subdivision, to levy or increase taxes."



The bill further notes that:





Significant Issues



SJR 13 affirms that:



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