Archives: Tax and Fiscal Policy / Model Policies
Archives: Tax and Fiscal Policy / Model Policies (page 4)
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Constitutional Amendment Restricting the Use of Vehicle Fees and Taxes for Highway Purposes
All fees collected by the State of {insert state} as license fees for motor vehicles and all excise taxes collected by the State of {insert state} on the sale, distribution…
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Resolution in Opposition to Discriminatory Food and Beverage Taxes
WHEREAS this global recession has spread economic stress across all income levels, with lower and middle-income Americans especially hard hit; WHEREAS a frugal lifestyle and stretching the daily living expenses…
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Executive Branch Public Advocacy Transparency Act
Model Policy Section 1. Preamble: WHEREAS, the Framers established, and the States ratified, the United States Constitution for purposes of protecting our rights and ensuring that citizens direct the course…
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Reforming How Federal Grants Are Provided to the State
Preamble Whereas, the Framers established, and the States ratified, the Constitution of the United States of America for purposes of protecting our rights and ensuring that citizens direct the course…
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Resolution Urging Congress to Reject “Windfall Profits” Taxes on Energy Companies
Resolution WHEREAS, any additional tax on energy companies will hurt energy exploration and will do nothing but increase the price of gasoline for American consumers. WHEREAS, our experiment with a…
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Statement of Principles on States’ Dependence on Federal Funds
Statement of Principles States must come to grips with the possibility that federal funding assumed by the state’s budget may decrease or be eliminated as federal budget priorities and tax…
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Taxation Disclosure Act
Section 1. {Intent Section} The intent of the legislature is to make citizen access to state and local tax rates as open transparent, and publicly accessible as is…
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Tax Amnesty Act
Model Policy Section 1. {Short Title} This Act shall be known and may be cited as “The 20XX Tax Amnesty Act.” Section 2. {Definition} For the…
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State Internet Tax Freedom Act
Model Policy: {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Short Title.} This Act may be cited as the “{Insert State} Internet Tax Freedom Act.” Section 2. {Declarations.} (A) As a massive global network…
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Unfunded Pension Liabilities Accounting and Transparency Act
Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title.} This Act shall be known as the Unfunded Pension Liabilities Accounting and Transparency Act. Section 2. {Definitions.} (A) Funded Ratio. The…
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State Grant Transparency and Accountability Act
Model Policy Section 1. {Purpose} The State Department charged with overseeing State grants, within 12 months after the effective date of this Act, shall establish and maintain a website, known…
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Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disaster Act
Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Short Title.} This Act may be cited as the “Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act of 2012”. Section…
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Enhanced Delinquent Debt Collection Act
Model Policy Section 1. {Short Title} This Act shall be known and may be cited as “The Enhanced Delinquent Debt Collection Act of 20XX.” Section 2. {Definitions} For the…
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Gas Tax Transparency Act
Summary: Model policy requiring retail station owners to make fuel tax information readily and visibly available to consumers. Policy: (1) The legislature finds that tax transparency is critical to…
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Committee to Reduce Government Waste & Nonessential Expenditures
Model Policy Section 1 {Commission created; purpose; composition; compensation and expenses; office space} There is hereby created the Joint Commission on Reduction of Nonessential State Expenditures in the legislative branch…
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Sales and Use Tax Collection Protection Act
Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Introduction} A proposal to amend the laws of {insert state} to adjudicate constitutional nexus issues relating to sales and use tax. Section…
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Resolution Opposing Federal Bailouts of State and Local Pension Plans
Model Resolution WHEREAS, state public pension plans are underfunded by more than $6 trillion (using a risk-free rate of return assumption); WHEREAS, the national average funded ratio is a mere…
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Enhanced Integrity in Public Employee Pension Plan Reporting
Model Resolution Section 1 {Title.} This Resolution may be cited as the Resolution Calling for Enhanced Integrity in Public Employee Pension Plan Reporting Section 2 {Definitions.} (A) In this Resolution:…
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Resolution Opposing Taxpayer Financing of Professional Sports Stadiums
Definitions “Professional sports” means any sporting event or competition featuring non-amateur athletes. High school or collegiate level athletics and competitions funded solely by 501(c)(3) non-profit entities within their charitable purpose…
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Resolution Urging Congress to Cut the Federal Corporate Tax Rate
Model Resolution: WHEREAS, it is the mission of the American Legislative Exchange Council to advance Jeffersonian principles of free markets, limited government, federalism, and individual liberty, and WHEREAS, at a combined federal-state…