House Bill hb0571

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                HJR 571

        By Representative Johnson






  1                      House Joint Resolution

  2         A joint resolution proposing a revision of

  3         Article XI, Section 5 of the State Constitution

  4         requiring the Legislature to provide by general

  5         law for the provision of an economic impact

  6         statement of each proposed amendment or

  7         revision to the State Constitution prior to its

  8         adoption by the voters of the state.

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10  Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         That the amendment to Section 5 of Article XI of the

13  State Constitution set forth below is agreed to and shall be

14  submitted to the electors of Florida for approval or rejection

15  at the general election to be held in November 2002:

16         SECTION 5.  Amendment or revision election.--

17         (a)  A proposed amendment to or revision of this

18  constitution, or any part of it, shall be submitted to the

19  electors at the next general election held more than ninety

20  days after the joint resolution, initiative petition or report

21  of revision commission, constitutional convention or taxation

22  and budget reform commission proposing it is filed with the

23  custodian of state records, unless, pursuant to law enacted by

24  the affirmative vote of three-fourths of the membership of

25  each house of the legislature and limited to a single

26  amendment or revision, it is submitted at an earlier special

27  election held more than ninety days after such filing.

28         (b)  The legislature shall provide by general law,

29  prior to the holding of an election pursuant to this section,

30  for the provision of a statement to the public regarding the

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                HJR 571

    717-123-01






  1  probable financial impact of any proposed revision or

  2  amendment.

  3         (c)(b)  Once in the tenth week, and once in the sixth

  4  week immediately preceding the week in which the election is

  5  held, the proposed amendment or revision, with notice of the

  6  date of election at which it will be submitted to the

  7  electors, shall be published in one newspaper of general

  8  circulation in each county in which a newspaper is published.

  9         (d)(c)  If the proposed amendment or revision is

10  approved by vote of the electors, it shall be effective as an

11  amendment to or revision of the constitution of the state on

12  the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January following

13  the election, or on such other date as may be specified in the

14  amendment or revision.

15         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in accordance with the

16  requirements of section 101.161, Florida Statutes, the title

17  and substance of the amendment proposed herein shall appear on

18  the ballot as follows:

19                  ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENTS FOR

20         PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS OR REVISIONS

21         Requires the Legislature to provide by general law for

22  the provision of an economic impact statement to the public

23  prior to the public voting on an amendment or revision of the

24  Florida Constitution.

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