Introduced
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To place before voters in the next general election a Constitutional amendment to authorized a tax like the one proposed by House Bill 5612, which would impose a one-cent ($.01) tax on every retail transaction of $2 or more, except for motor fuel, prescription drugs, utilities, and vending machine sales. Proceeds from the tax could only be used for recycling and litter abatement programs. The measure would only go into effect if the 1976 “bottle bill” (mandatory beverage container deposits) is not amended by the legislature to apply to non-carbonated beverages, and if a Constitutional amendment authorizing this tax is placed on the ballot by a two-thirds vote in the House and Senate, and then approved by the voters.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce
