CS/HB 609: Article V Constitutional Convention
GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Wood ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Artiles ; Combee ; Hill ; Mayfield ; Metz ; Raburn ; Raulerson ; Rodrigues, R. ; Spano ; Steube
Article V Constitutional Convention; Establishes qualifications of delegates & alternate delegates to Article V constitutional convention; provides for appointment of delegates by Legislature; authorizes Legislature to recall delegate & fill vacancy; authorizes presiding officers to call special legislative session to carry out certain provisions relating to appointments; requires delegates to sign oath; provides for instructions to delegates; establishes circumstances under which convention vote is declared void; provides circumstances under which delegate's appointment is forfeited; establishes circumstances under which application to call Article V convention ceases to be continuing application & is deemed to have no effect; provides penalties; establishes delegate advisory group.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/15/2014 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/27/2014 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Ethics and Elections Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 52 |
| 2/12/2014 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 02/19/14, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall |
| 2/19/2014 | House |
• CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 3 -HJ 160 |
| 2/24/2014 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) |
| 2/25/2014 | House |
• Now in Ethics and Elections Subcommittee -HJ 151 |
| 3/4/2014 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 52 • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 145 |
| 3/7/2014 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections Subcommittee, 03/11/14, 8:30 am, Webster Hall |
| 3/11/2014 | House |
• Favorable by Ethics and Elections Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 3 -HJ 252 • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 252 |
| 3/19/2014 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/21/14, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall |
| 3/21/2014 | House |
• Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 338 • Placed on Calendar -HJ 338 |
| 4/7/2014 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/14 |
| 4/9/2014 | House |
• Read 2nd time -HJ 486 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 4/11/2014 | House |
• Read 3rd time -HJ 510 • CS passed; YEAS 73 NAYS 42 -HJ 511 |
| 4/21/2014 | Senate |
• In Messages • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 523 |
| 4/22/2014 | Senate |
• Received -SJ 523 |
| 4/24/2014 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Judiciary; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 600 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 600 • Substituted for CS/SB 1008 -SJ 600 • Read 2nd time -SJ 600 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 4/25/2014 | Senate |
• Read 3rd time -SJ 647 • CS passed; YEAS 21 NAYS 15 -SJ 647 • Immediately certified -SJ 648 |
| 4/25/2014 | House |
• Ordered enrolled -HJ 779 |
| 5/20/2014 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
|
| 6/2/2014 |
• Approved by Governor • Chapter No. 2014-52 |
