Senate Bill sb1252

    Florida Senate - 2002                                 SJR 1252

    By Senator Peaden





    1-1295-02                                               See HB

  1                 Senate Joint Resolution No. ___

  2         A joint resolution proposing an amendment to

  3         Section 7 of Article III of the State

  4         Constitution, relating to the passage of bills

  5         by the Legislature, to require a specified

  6         review period for proposed legislation prior to

  7         final passage.

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

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11         That the following amendment to Section 7 of Article

12  III of the State Constitution is agreed to and shall be

13  submitted to the electors of this state for approval or

14  rejection at the next general election or at an earlier

15  special election specifically authorized by law for that

16  purpose:

17                           ARTICLE III

18                           LEGISLATURE

19         SECTION 7.  Passage of bills.--Any bill may originate

20  in either house and after passage in one may be amended in the

21  other.  It shall be read in each house on three separate days,

22  unless this rule is waived by two-thirds vote; provided the

23  publication of its title in the journal of a house shall

24  satisfy the requirement for the first reading in that house.

25  On each reading, it shall be read by title only, unless

26  one-third of the members present desire it read in full.  With

27  the exception of general appropriation bills, including

28  conference reports therefor, subject to the seventy-two hour

29  public review period pursuant to Section 19 of this Article,

30  and with the exception of concurrent resolutions or

31  resolutions relating to extension of a session or legislative

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    Florida Senate - 2002                                 SJR 1252
    1-1295-02                                               See HB




  1  organization or procedures, all bills, joint resolutions,

  2  concurrent resolutions, resolutions, memorials, and conference

  3  reports shall be furnished in their final form to each member

  4  of the house hearing the measure at least forty-eight hours

  5  prior to final passage by that house of the legislature.  On

  6  final passage, the vote of each member voting shall be entered

  7  on the journal.  Passage of a bill shall require a majority

  8  vote in each house.  Each bill and joint resolution passed in

  9  both houses shall be signed by the presiding officers of the

10  respective houses and by the secretary of the senate and the

11  clerk of the house of representatives during the session or as

12  soon as practicable after its adjournment sine die.

13         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be

14  placed on the ballot:

15                     CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

16                      ARTICLE III, SECTION 7

17         REVIEW PERIOD FOR PROPOSED LEGISLATION BEFORE FINAL

18  PASSAGE; EXEMPTIONS.--Proposing an amendment to the State

19  Constitution to require that all bills, joint resolutions,

20  concurrent resolutions, resolutions, memorials, and conference

21  reports be furnished in their final form to each member of the

22  house hearing the measure at least 48 hours prior to final

23  passage by that house of the Legislature, except for all

24  general appropriation bills and their conference reports,

25  which are subject to a separate 72-hour public-review period

26  under the State Constitution, and except for concurrent

27  resolutions or resolutions relating to extension of a session

28  or legislative organization or procedures.

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