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    Efficiency in Government Act

    Efficiency in Government Act Summary This bill establishes a framework for promoting bidding and streamlining government activities at the State level. It allows State officials to consider government priorities…

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    Congressional Delegate Mandate Constitution Act

    Congressional Delegate Mandate Constitution Act Summary Unfunded federal mandates on state and local governments have become a tremendous financial burden. It has been estimated that during the 1990s, state…

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    Legislative Budget Audit Commission Act

    Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title} This Act may be cited as the Legislative Budget Audit Commission Act. Section 2. {Statement of Purpose} It is the intent…

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    Budget Reserve Account Act

    Budget Reserve Account Act Summary To help protect a state from sudden, unanticipated revenue shortfalls, budget reserve accounts should be implemented. These special funds provide a cushion for states…

  • Resolution Supporting Congressional Action to Affirm State Authority over Tax Incentives and Economic Development image

    Resolution Supporting Congressional Action to Affirm State Authority over Tax Incentives and Economic Development

    Resolution Supporting Congressional Action to Affirm State Authority over Tax Incentives and Economic Development Background The value of state tax incentives has always been a matter of vigorous…

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    Resolution on State and Local Business Activity Taxes

    Resolution on State and Local Business Activity Taxes WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court, in Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, 504 U.S. 298 (1992), held that remote sellers lacking…

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    Personal and Business Flat Tax Act

    Personal and Business Flat Tax Act Summary This Act establishes a single, flat-rate tax on personal and business income. Though the ultimate flat tax on income is 0…

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    Privatization and Initiative Panel Act

    Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc}    Section 1. {Short Title.} This Act may be cited as the Privatization Initiative Panel Act Section 2. {Privatization initiative panel.} (A) There…

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    Taxpayer Right to Appeal Act

    Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title.} This Act shall be known and may be cited as The Taxpayer Right to Appeal Act Section 2. {Statement of purpose} It…

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    Conditional Federal Funds Control Act

    Conditional Federal Funds Control Act Summary     The purpose of this legislation is to coordinate the acceptance of federal conditional funds among the several states. Conditional federal fund…

  • Resolution in Support of Federal Pension Portability Legislation image

    Resolution in Support of Federal Pension Portability Legislation

    Model Resolution WHEREAS, under current federal law, employees are prohibited from rolling over retirement benefits from 457 deferred compensation plans into other qualified retirement accounts like 401(k) plans and 401plans;…

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    Federal Grant Review Act

    Federal Grant Review Act Summary A major problem affecting state legislatures in maintaining fiscally sound government and reconciling competing needs for state revenues is the continuing participation of their…

  • Resolution in Favor of a U.S. Constitutional Amendment on Judicial Taxation image

    Resolution in Favor of a U.S. Constitutional Amendment on Judicial Taxation

    Model Resolution WHEREAS, separation of powers is fundamental to the United States Constitution and the power of the federal government is strictly limited; and WHEREAS, under the United States Constitution,…

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    Tax Indexing Act

    Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. This Act may be cited as the Tax Indexing Act. Section 2. For the purposes of this Act: (A) “State department of revenue”…

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    Independent Revenue Forecasting Act

    Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. This Act may be cited as the Independent Revenue Forecasting Act. Section…

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    Interstate Compact Sunshine Act

    Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title} This Act may be cited as The Interstate Compact Sunshine Act. Section 2. {Statement of Purpose} It is the intent of the…

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    Flat Tax Option Act

    Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title} This Act may be cited as The Flat Tax Option Act. Section 2. {Statement of Purpose} It is the intent of the…

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    Fiscal Note Act

    Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. This act may be cited as the Fiscal Note Act. Section 2. {Requirements for a fiscal note.} Every legislative instrument that would…

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    21st Century Commercial Nexus Act

    Model Policy  {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title} This Act may be cited as The 21st Century Commercial Nexus Act. Section 2. {Statement of Purpose} It is the intent…

  • State and Local Government Labor Productivity Data Collection Act image

    State and Local Government Labor Productivity Data Collection Act

    Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title} This Act may be cited as the State and Local Government Labor Productivity Data Collection Act. Section 2. {Statement of Purpose}…