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HJR 7093: Petition Threshold Requirements for Citizen Initiatives

JOINT RESOLUTION by Judiciary Committee ; Rommel ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Beltran ; Donalds ; Eagle

Petition Threshold Requirements for Citizen Initiatives; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to require that a specified number of signatures must be obtained in each congressional district to place an initiative on the ballot.

Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/19/2020 House • Filed
• Introduced -HJ 601
2/20/2020 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 627
2/27/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/20
3/3/2020 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 714
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20
3/6/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 897
• Amendment(s) failed (008425, 157705, 158015) -HJ 897, 898
• Amendment(s) adopted (066033) -HJ 898
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/9/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 974
• Passed as amended; YEAS 73 NAYS 45 -HJ 975
3/9/2020 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Judiciary; Rules -SJ 566
• Received -SJ 566
3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Judiciary