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CACR10 The adoption of tax laws.

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The adoption of tax laws.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

5

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

6
💰

Your Wallet

Could protect residents from new taxes by making them harder to enact, though it could also limit the state's ability to fund services.

4
🏘️

Your Community

Could constrain state ability to fund schools, roads, and public services if revenue needs arise.

6
⚖️

Your Freedom

Adds a constitutional check on government taxing power, giving residents more protection against new tax burdens.

Status

==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 03/09/2026 10:45 am GP 159

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Donald McFarlane (R)

The Short Version

Constitutional amendment imposing procedural requirements on the adoption of tax laws. Would make it harder to pass new taxes by adding constitutional hurdles to the legislative process.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Taxpayers opposed to new broad-based taxes
  • ▲ Anti-tax advocacy groups
  • ▲ Businesses concerned about tax increases

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Public school systems dependent on state funding
  • ▼ Municipalities needing state aid
  • ▼ Residents relying on state-funded services

Roll Call Detail (2 votes)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 2 recorded votes on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 190 for ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 4 for , 158 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Adopt Floor Amendment 2026-03-05
Passed

YES = Adopt this amendment. NO = Reject this amendment.

190R + 3D
Voted to Adopt Amendment (193)
0R + 158D
Voted Against Amendment (158)
26
Absent
15
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (193)

Republicans (190)
Democrats (3)

Voted Nay (158)

Democrats (158)
Absent (26)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , David Nagel (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , James Tierney (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , John Suiter (R) , Kathleen Paquette (R) , Katy Peternel (R) , Kevin Verville (R) , Linda Franz (R) , Lorie Ball (R) , Matt Drew (R) , Matthew Coker (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Murphy (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Sherman Packard (R) , Stephanie Payeur (D) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Travis Toner (R)

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-03-05
Passed

YES = Pass the bill with the attached amendment. NO = Reject the bill (as amended).

190R + 4D
Voted to Pass (194)
0R + 158D
Voted Against (158)
26
Absent
14
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (194)

Republicans (190)
Democrats (4)

Voted Nay (158)

Democrats (158)
Absent (26)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , David Nagel (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , James Tierney (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , John Suiter (R) , Kathleen Paquette (R) , Katy Peternel (R) , Kevin Verville (R) , Linda Franz (R) , Lorie Ball (R) , Matt Drew (R) , Matthew Coker (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Murphy (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Sherman Packard (R) , Stephanie Payeur (D) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Travis Toner (R)

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