Bill > SJR44

This joint resolution directs the Secretary of State to put a proposed amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution before the voters for approval or rejection. The amendment aims to significantly increase the voter threshold required for various governmental actions related to taxation and debt. Specifically, it mandates that at least two-thirds (2/3) of registered voters voting in an election must approve the formation of taxing jurisdictions, the levying or increasing of taxes, and the issuance of debt. This change would apply to numerous sections of the Constitution, impacting areas such as revenue bills, ad valorem taxes for manufacturing exemptions, county health departments, technology center school districts, ambulance service districts, solid waste management services, public libraries, municipal hospitals, state debt, and economic or community development bonds. Additionally, a new section would be added to the Constitution to universally require this two-thirds voter approval for any proposal authorizing debt, levying a tax, extending a tax levy, or increasing an existing tax rate at both the state and local levels.

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sjr44&Session=2600