CS/SB 1504: Initiative Petitions
GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Simmons
Initiative Petitions; Limits the validity of a signed initiative petition to 30 months. Specifies qualifications for a person to act as a paid petition circulator. Subjects a petition circulator or an initiative sponsor to criminal penalties for violating specified restrictions or requirements. Specifies a deadline to commence a legal challenge to an amendment proposed by the Legislature to the State Constitution, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1355 (Ch. 2011-40)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1355 (Ch. 2011-40)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections (EE)
- Rules (RC)
- Budget (BC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/2/2011 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/9/2011 | Senate |
• Referred to Rules; Criminal Justice; Budget -SJ 170 • Introduced -SJ 170 |
| 3/10/2011 | Senate |
• Subreferred to Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections -SJ 200 • Now in Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections |
| 3/16/2011 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections, 03/21/11, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 3/21/2011 | Senate |
• Favorable by Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 5 -SJ 236 |
| 3/22/2011 | Senate |
• Now in Rules -SJ 236 |
| 3/24/2011 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/29/11, 3:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building |
| 3/29/2011 | Senate |
• CS by Rules; YEAS 10 NAYS 2 -SJ 323 |
| 3/31/2011 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 4/1/2011 | Senate |
• Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 323 |
| 4/5/2011 | Senate |
• CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 346 |
| 4/7/2011 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/12/11, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed |
| 4/29/2011 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Criminal Justice -SJ 605 • Now in Budget |
| 5/7/2011 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1355 (Ch. 2011-40) |
