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CS/HB 773: Initiative Procedures & Standards

GENERAL BILL by Goodlette ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Carroll ; Hasner ; Troutman

Initiative Procedures & Standards; revises requirements for verification of signatures on petitions; provides requirements for initiative sponsors filing for undue burden; provides procedures to contest alleged improper signature verification; provides regulation for initiative petition circulators & their activities; provides for verifying & counting signatures submitted for verification before effective date of act, etc. Amends 99.097, 100.371, 101.161.

Effective Date: 08/01/2006 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/5/2006 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/20/2006 House • Filed
2/2/2006 House • Referred to Ethics & Elections (SAC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FC); State Administration Council
2/10/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Ethics & Elections (SAC), 02/22/06, 1:00 pm, 306-H
2/22/2006 House • Favorable by Ethics & Elections (SAC); YEAS 5 NAYS 4; Now in Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FC)
3/7/2006 House • Introduced, referred to Ethics & Elections (SAC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FC); State Administration Council -HJ 00062; On Committee agenda-- Ethics & Elections (SAC), 02/22/06, 1:00 pm, 306-H; Favorable by Ethics & Elections (SAC); YEAS 5 NAYS 4 -HJ 00142; Now in Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FC) -HJ 00142
3/15/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FC), 03/17/06, 9:30 am, Reed Hall --Temporarily deferred
3/20/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FC), 03/22/06, 4:15 pm, Reed Hall --Removed from agenda
3/31/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FC), 04/04/06, 4:00 pm Or Upon Adjournment of the Fiscal Council, Reed Hall
4/4/2006 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FC); YEAS 13 NAYS 3 -HJ 00410
4/7/2006 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in State Administration Council -HJ 00410; On Council agenda-- State Administration Council, 04/11/06, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
4/11/2006 House • Favorable by- State Administration Council; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 00416; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00416
5/5/2006 House • Died on Calendar