Nevada Supreme Court to Democrats: The Constitution says what it says [View all]

The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that two bills passed by Senate Democrats during the 2019 Legislative Session were unconstitutional because they did not pass by a two-thirds majority.

The dispute, filed by Senate Republicans after the last session, involved the state’s modified business tax, which was set to be reduced on July 1, 2019. Democrats on the final day of the 2019 legislative session repealed a 2015 bill containing the trigger for the payroll tax reduction, a move that was estimated to bring in $98.2 million over a biennium.

A second revenue bill involved extending a Department of Motor Vehicles technology fee’s sunset date from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2022. That bill was expected to collect an estimated $6.9 million each year of the extension.

Both bills passed the Senate on a party-line vote, 13-8, which is one vote short of a supermajority.

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