Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Amendment

Summary

The Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Amendment would add a new section to West Virginia’s constitution that bars the state from increasing general‑revenue expenditures in any fiscal year by more than the sum of the inflation rate and the previous year’s population‑growth rate. It would become effective on July 1 2028 and must be approved by voters in the 2026 general election. The limit applies to all spending drawn from the state’s general revenue fund.

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