HJR 4200 - DIGEST

     Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to provide that any initiative that repeals, or restricts the collection of, any existing tax or any of the fees used to fund general government purposes, reduces the percentage rate or amount of such a tax or fee, or creates or extends an exemption to such a tax or fee shall include specific language that prescribes how these reductions are to be reflected in the state budgets.  This language may be a specific direction to the legislature to reduce the funding for a specific function or agency of government, or this language may be an amendment to the applicable budget that will be in effect when the initiative is certified, if approved by the voters.