Property tax-residential property.

WORKING DRAFT
2009
STATE OF
WYOMING
09LSO-0081

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
NO.
HJ0019

Property tax-residential property.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Buchanan, Gingery and Teeters and Senator(s) Dockstader and Ross

A BILL

for

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution by amending the classes of property for property taxation purposes by
authorizing the legislature to limit the amount of property tax increase
.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
,
two-thirds of all the members of the two houses, voting separately, concurring therein:

Section 1.
The following proposal to amend Wyoming Constitution, Article 15, Section 11
by creating a new subsection (e)
is proposed for submission to the electors of the State of
Wyoming
at the next general election for approval or rejection to become valid as a part of the Constitution if ratified by a majority of the electors at the election:

Article 15, Section 11.

Uniformity of assessment required.

(e)

Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, for

any class of property valued under subsection (a) of this section,
the legislature may:

(i)

Determine the maximum amount of any ad valorem tax that can be collected; and

(ii)

Prescribe restrictions upon the increase of the rate of taxation or assessment.

Section 2.
That the Secretary of State shall endorse the following statement on the proposed amendment:
The adoption of this amendment
will allow the legislature to determine the maximum amount of any property tax that can be collected and prescribe restrictions upon the increase of the rate of taxation or assessment
for all classes of property
.

(END)

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