HB 659: Elected Constitutional Officer/Terms
JOINT RESOLUTION by Troutman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Anderson ; Baxley ; Bendross-Mindingall ; Bowen ; Bucher ; Carroll ; Clarke ; Detert ; Gannon ; Greenstein ; Harrell ; Holloway ; Kendrick ; Kilmer ; Machek ; Murzin ; Roberson, Y ; Ross ; Spratt ; Stansel ; Stargel ; Sullivan ; Waters ; Zapata
Elected Constitutional Officer/Terms; constitutional amendment to increase, from 8 to 12, number of consecutive years state legislator or any Cabinet officer may serve in that office before being denied right to have his or her name appear on ballot for re-election to that office; applies to those officers whose consecutive years in office begin in November 2004 or thereafter, etc. Amends s. 4, Art. VI; creates s. 26, Art. XII.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/26/2004 | House |
• Prefiled |
| 2/5/2004 | House |
• Referred to Ethics & Elections (PR); Procedures |
| 3/2/2004 | House |
• Introduced, referred to Ethics & Elections (PR); Procedures -HJ 00057 |
| 3/23/2004 | House |
• On Subcommittee agenda-- Ethics & Elections (PR), 03/25/04, 5:15 pm, 212-K |
| 3/25/2004 | House |
• Recommendation: Favorable by Ethics & Elections (PR); YEAS 7 NAYS 1; Now in Procedures |
| 3/29/2004 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Procedures, 03/31/04, 8:00 am, 212-K |
| 3/31/2004 | House |
• Favorable by- Procedures; YEAS 21 NAYS 8 -HJ 00364; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00364 |
| 4/22/2004 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00672 |
| 4/30/2004 | House |
• Died on Calendar |