Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars
Summary
The following proposal (see Senate, No. 5 of 2021), having received, in joint session, the affirmative votes of a majority of all members elected to the preceding General Court [see House, No. 86 of 2019], has been referred, in accordance with Article XLVIII of the Amendments to the Constitution, to the present General Court.
Bill status
introduced
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Governor
Introduced May 10, 2021
Last action Jun 9, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 9, 2021 · House Jun 9, 2021
How they voted
38–2
Passed
Total votes 40
Jun 9, 2021
D
Democratic37
100% Yea
R
Republican3
66% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Amendments
1
Jun 9, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (121-39)
house
Jun 9, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-2)
senate
Jun 9, 2021
Introduced
Amendment again agreed to - see Senate Roll Call #48 and House Roll Call #38 (Yeas 159 to Nays 41)
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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