ME LD1553

Proposes amending Article I, Section 22 of the Maine Constitution to require a two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate to increase any existing state tax rate or impose a new state tax

Allows tax increases to bypass the supermajority requirement if approved directly by voters through citizen initiative

Requires two-thirds approval in each legislative branch to send the proposed constitutional amendment to voters

Would place the amendment on the ballot at a statewide election in November following legislative passage, requiring simple majority voter approval to take effect

Presented by Representative Henderson of Rumford with 10 cosponsors; referred to the Committee on Taxation