HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                 Bill No. HJR 1131

    Amendment No. 3 (for drafter's use only)

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11  The Committee on Rules, Ethics & Elections offered the

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15         On page 1, lines 21-31 and on page 2, lines 1-10

16  remove:  all of said lines

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19         Section 20.  Citizen Initiative.--The power to propose

20  legislation by initiative is reserved to the people.  The

21  power may be invoked by filing a petition with the chief

22  elections officer of the state which contains a copy of the

23  proposed legislation, which petition is signed by a number of

24  electors in each of the congressional districts of the state,

25  and of the state as a whole, equal to five percent of the

26  votes cast in the last preceding election in which

27  presidential electors were chosen.  A statement must appear on

28  the ballot which states the economic impact of each proposal.

29  Legislation proposed by initiative must be approved by

30  three-fifths of those electors voting on the proposal in order

31  to be adopted.  Special laws and general laws of local

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                 Bill No. HJR 1131

    Amendment No. 3 (for drafter's use only)





  1  application, laws which impose, eliminate, increase or grant

  2  exemption from taxes, and laws which appropriate state funds

  3  may not be proposed by initiative.  Such proposed legislation

  4  must comply with the requirements of this constitution

  5  applicable to laws enacted by the legislature with respect to

  6  single subject and prohibition of amendment by reference.

  7  Laws which are enacted by initiative shall be subject to the

  8  powers of the governor and the legislature granted by this

  9  constitution as such powers apply to any law or legislation.

10  The legislature shall establish by general law, no later than

11  July 1, 2003, procedures to be used in proposing and voting on

12  legislation proposed by initiative.

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