I wonder about this because I recently did some research on registering an antique car with a plate from the year it was made. The law specifically says that the fee imposed by the DMV to do this is basically whatever the DMV says it will be. It makes me wonder how many state fees are actually set by the legislature or if they've already passed off their responsibility to the various state agencies so this amendment is basically a bunch of bullshit, at least as far as state fees go.
So I got around to reading the actual text, the only thing that's kept me from voting so far.
I've decided to go with yes. I still have a couple concerns, but all in all I see this as a step in the right direction. IMO, anything that makes it harder for govt to change the playing field reduces the risk in businesses making investments in our state.
As far as your concern, I noticed this:
(2) “Raise†means:
a. To increase or authorize an increase
I think one might be able to argue successfully that if the legislature has assigned setting the level of a fee to another agency, and that agency tries to raise the fee, that is equivalent to the legislature authorizing an increase. Might fail too, but I think it's worth a shot.