CS/CS/HB 1727: Constitution Amendments/Initiative
JOINT RESOLUTION by Judiciary Committee ; Simmons ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baxley ; Brummer ; Cannon ; Galvano ; Kottkamp ; Needelman ; Pickens ; Sansom ; Traviesa ; Williams, T.
Constitution Amendments/Initiative; constitutional amendment to provide that revision or amendment proposed by initiative must amend or repeal existing section of Constitution on same subject & matter; must address basic or fundamental right of citizen of this state; or must change basic structure of govt. as established in Articles II, III, IV, or V of Constitution, except that no revision or amendment may deprive branches of govt. of any existing powers, etc. Amends s. 3, Art. XI.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/16/2005 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/17/2005 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 00220 |
| 3/24/2005 | House |
• Referred to Ethics & Elections (SAC); Justice Council -HJ 00265 |
| 4/11/2005 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Ethics & Elections (SAC), 04/13/05, 5:00 pm, 306-H |
| 4/13/2005 | House |
• Favorable with CS amendment by Ethics & Elections (SAC); YEAS 7 NAYS 3 -HJ 00568 |
| 4/18/2005 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Justice Council -HJ 00568; On Council agenda-- Justice Council, 04/20/05, 8:00 am, 404-H |
| 4/20/2005 | House |
• Favorable with CS amendment by- Justice Council; YEAS 7 NAYS 3 -HJ 00616; Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b); Placed on Calendar -HJ 00616 |
| 4/22/2005 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00650; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00650; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00651 |
| 4/26/2005 | House |
• Read third time -HJ 00693; Passed as amended; YEAS 88 NAYS 27 -HJ 00694 |
| 4/26/2005 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 4/28/2005 | Senate |
• Received, referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00708 |
| 5/2/2005 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00772; Substituted for CS/SJR 4 -SJ 00772; Read second time -SJ 00772; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00772 |
| 5/6/2005 | Senate |
• Died on Calendar |