House Bill 4555

    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 4555

        By Representatives Constantine, Safley, K. Pruitt,
    Sembler, Saunders, Carlton, Eggelletion, Chestnut and Warner





  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to a special election to be

  3         held on September 1, 1998, pursuant to Section

  4         5 of Article XI of the State Constitution, for

  5         the approval or rejection by the electors of

  6         Florida of a joint resolution creating Section

  7         19 of Article VII of the State Constitution,

  8         which authorizes the issuance of state bonds to

  9         finance or refinance state conservation,

10         recreation, and restoration programs and

11         postsecondary education infrastructure;

12         providing for publication of notice and for

13         procedures; providing an effective date.

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15  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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17         Section 1.  Pursuant to Section 5 of Article XI of the

18  State Constitution, there shall be a special election on

19  September 1, 1998, at which there shall be submitted to the

20  electors of Florida for approval or rejection House Joint

21  Resolution No. .... proposing the creation of Section 19 of

22  Article VII of the State Constitution, which authorizes the

23  issuance of state bonds to finance or refinance state

24  conservation, recreation, and restoration programs and

25  postsecondary education infrastructure.

26         Section 2.  Publication of notice shall be in

27  accordance with Section 5 of Article XI of the State

28  Constitution. The special election shall be held as other

29  special elections are held.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 4555

    502-172-98






  1         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

  2  law, if passed by a vote of three-fourths of the membership of

  3  each house of the Legislature.

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  6                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Provides for a special election to be held on September
  8    1, 1998, for the approval or rejection of a
      constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of
  9    state bonds to finance or refinance state conservation,
      recreation, and restoration programs and postsecondary
10    education infrastructure.

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