NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Tennessee voters are being asked to prohibit a tax the state has not collected since 1949, with supporters calling Amendment 2 protection against future tax increases and one Democratic lawmaker questioning the politics behind the proposal.
The amendment would prohibit the legislature from imposing a state property tax. It would not lower existing county or city property taxes, limit local tax increases, or eliminate the property tax bills homeowners already pay.
Republican Sen. Mark Pody supports the amendment, saying the state should take an unused taxing option off the table. Democratic Rep. John Ray Clemons said he does not expect a state property tax to be proposed, but understands why voters might want an additional safeguard…