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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)

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  • 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    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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

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  • HJR 7093, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/7/2020 at 12:52 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 7062 Citizen Initiative Judiciary Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Rules Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/9/2020 5:49 PM House 73 Yeas - 45 Nays

    Citations - Constitution (1)

    Article Section Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    XI Section 3 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HJR 7093, Original Filed Version Posted 2/19/2020 at 8:57 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/25/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 7062 Citizen Initiative Judiciary Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Rules Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (5)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    008425 - Amendment
    Remove line 25 and insert:     		Webb 2/28/2020
    3:23 PM     		House: Failed
    3/6/2020     		PDF
    158015 - Amendment
    Remove line 25 and insert:     		Webb 2/28/2020
    3:47 PM     		House: Failed
    3/6/2020     		PDF
    042879 - Amendment
    Remove line 34 and insert:     		Rommel 2/28/2020
    2:11 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    3/3/2020     		PDF
    157705 - Amendment
    Remove line 34 and insert:     		Eskamani 2/28/2020
    2:35 PM     		House: Failed
    3/6/2020     		PDF
    066033 - Amendment
    Remove lines 34-37 and insert:     		Rommel 3/4/2020
    10:14 AM     		House: Adopted
    3/6/2020     		PDF

    Citations - Constitution (1)

    Article Section Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    XI Section 3 Page 1 (pdf)

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