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CS/HJR 129: Requiring Broader Public Support for Constitutional Amendments or Revisions

JOINT RESOLUTION by Judiciary Committee ; Roth ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Leek

Requiring Broader Public Support for Constitutional Amendments or Revisions; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to increase percentage of elector votes required to approve amendment to or revision of State Constitution from 60 percent to 66.67 percent.

Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/9/2023 House • Filed
    1/17/2023 House • Referred to Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee
    2/7/2023 House • Added to Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee agenda
    2/14/2023 House • Favorable by Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
    3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/10/2023 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
    3/14/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
    3/15/2023 House • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    3/16/2023 House • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in State Affairs Committee
    4/17/2023 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
    4/19/2023 House • Favorable by State Affairs Committee
    • Reported out of State Affairs Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/25/2023 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/28/2023)
    4/28/2023 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
    • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment 408949 Failed
    • Amendment 761813 Failed
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 74, NAYS 35
    4/28/2023 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Rules
    • Received
    5/5/2023 Senate • Died in Rules

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  • CS/HJR 129, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/15/2023 at 1:14 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/19/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1410 Requiring Broader Public Support for Constitutional Amendments or Revisions Gruters Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Ethics and Elections

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    408949 - Amendment
    Remove lines 48-49 and insert:
    Nixon 4/26/2023
    3:18 PM
    House: Failed
    4/28/2023
    PDF
    761813 - Amendment
    Remove lines 48-49 and insert:
    Nixon 4/26/2023
    3:19 PM
    House: Failed
    4/28/2023
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/28/2023 2:33 PM House 74 Yeas - 35 Nays

    Citations - Constitution (1)

    Article Section Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    XI Section 5 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HJR 129, Original Filed Version Posted 1/9/2023 at 4:40 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/14/2023 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1410 Requiring Broader Public Support for Constitutional Amendments or Revisions Gruters Identical Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Ethics and Elections

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    948151 - Amendment
    Remove lines 57-61 and insert:
    Roth 3/13/2023
    10:30 AM
    Adopted
    3/14/2023
    PDF

    Citations - Constitution (1)

    Article Section Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    XI Section 5 Page 1 (pdf)

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