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CS/SB 1504: Initiative Petitions

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Simmons

Initiative Petitions; Limits the validity of a signed initiative petition to 30 months. Specifies qualifications for a person to act as a paid petition circulator. Subjects a petition circulator or an initiative sponsor to criminal penalties for violating specified restrictions or requirements. Specifies a deadline to commence a legal challenge to an amendment proposed by the Legislature to the State Constitution, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
 Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1355 (Ch. 2011-40)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Rules (RC)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/2/2011 Senate • Filed
    3/9/2011 Senate • Referred to Rules; Criminal Justice; Budget -SJ 170
    • Introduced -SJ 170
    3/10/2011 Senate • Subreferred to Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections -SJ 200
    • Now in Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections
    3/16/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections, 03/21/11, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/21/2011 Senate • Favorable by Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 5 -SJ 236
    3/22/2011 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 236
    3/24/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/29/11, 3:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/29/2011 Senate • CS by Rules; YEAS 10 NAYS 2 -SJ 323
    3/31/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/1/2011 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 323
    4/5/2011 Senate • CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 346
    4/7/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/12/11, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    4/29/2011 Senate • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice -SJ 605
    • Now in Budget
    5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1355 (Ch. 2011-40)

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  • CS/SB 1504, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/31/2011 at 8:07 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 4/11/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1261 (c2) Election Ballots Corcoran, Legg, Young Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1355 (Ch. 2011-40)
    Location: In messages from House     		Track This Bill
    H 1355 (er) Elections Baxley Compare Last Action: 5/19/2011 Chapter No. 2011-40
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    S 2086 (c2) Elections Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections Compare Last Action: 5/4/2011 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1355 (Ch. 2011-40) -SJ 794
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    15.21 Initiative petitions; s. 3, Art. XI, State Constitution. Page 10 (pdf)
    16.061 Initiative petitions. Page 10 (pdf)
    100.371 Initiatives; procedure for placement on ballot. Page 2 (pdf)
    100.372 Page 3 (pdf)
    101.161 Referenda; ballots. Page 5 (pdf)
    104.185 Petitions; knowingly signing more than once; signing another person’s name or a fictitious name. Page 9 (pdf)
    1011.73 District millage elections. Page 11 (pdf)

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  • SB 1504, Original Filed Version Posted 3/2/2011 at 9:58 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 3/18/2011 (pdf)
    Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2011 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/28/2011 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/30/2011 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    890478 - Amendment
    Delete lines 162 - 176 and insert:     		Rules
    (Flores)     		3/30/2011
    3:42 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/30/2011     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/21/2011 9:00 AM Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections 7 Yeas - 5 Nays
    3/29/2011 3:15 PM Rules 10 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    15.21 Initiative petitions; s. 3, Art. XI, State Constitution. Page 10 (pdf)
    16.061 Initiative petitions. Page 10 (pdf)
    100.371 Initiatives; procedure for placement on ballot. Page 2 (pdf)
    100.372 Page 3 (pdf)
    101.161 Referenda; ballots. Page 5 (pdf)
    104.185 Petitions; knowingly signing more than once; signing another person’s name or a fictitious name. Page 9 (pdf)
    1011.73 District millage elections. Page 10 (pdf)

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