Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0377 Compare Versions

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10	10	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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12	12	House Joint Resolution 1
13	13	A joint resolution proposing the creation of Section 2
14	14	22 of Article III and an amendment to Section 10 of 3
15	15	Article IV of the State Constitution to authorize the 4
16	16	proposal and enactment of legislation by initiative 5
17	17	and to provide for Supreme Court review of initiative 6
18	18	petitions proposing legislation. 7
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20	20	Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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22	22	That the following creation of Section 22 of Arti cle III of 11
23	23	the State Constitution is agreed to and shall be submitted to 12
24	24	the electors of this state for approval or rejection at the next 13
25	25	general election or at an earlier special election specifically 14
26	26	authorized by law for that purpose: 15
27	27	ARTICLE III 16
28	28	LEGISLATURE 17
29	29	SECTION 22. Legislation by initiative. — 18
30	30	(a) The power to propose legislation by initiative is 19
31	31	reserved to the people. The power may be invoked by filing with 20
32	32	the custodian of state records a petition that contains a copy 21
33	33	of the proposed legislati on, which petition is signed by a 22
34	34	number of electors in each of one half of the congressional 23
35	35	districts of the state, and of the state as a whole, equal to 24
36	36	four percent of the votes cast in each such district, 25
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47	47	respectively, and in the state as a whole in t he previous 26
48	48	election in which presidential electors were chosen. 27
49	49	(b) Laws that provide for the number or assignment of 28
50	50	judges or the jurisdiction of courts, laws that the legislature 29
51	51	is prohibited from passing or must pass by an extraordinary 30
52	52	vote, and laws that change the boundaries of any municipality, 31
53	53	county, or special, legislative, or congressional district may 32
54	54	not be proposed by initiative. 33
55	55	(c) Legislation proposed by initiative must comply with 34
56	56	the requirements of this constitution applicable to laws enacted 35
57	57	by the legislature with respect to single subject and 36
58	58	prohibition of amendment by reference. Laws that are enacted by 37
59	59	initiative shall not be subject to the veto power of the 38
60	60	governor. Notwithstanding section 7 of this article, the 39
61	61	legislature may only amend or repeal legislation approved by 40
62	62	vote of the electors under this section by a four -fifths vote of 41
63	63	the membership of each house of the legislature within one year 42
64	64	after the effective date of such legislation or by a three -43
65	65	fifths vote of the membership of each house of the legislature 44
66	66	one year or more after the effective date of such legislation. 45
67	67	The enacting clause of every law proposed by initiative shall 46
68	68	read: "Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Florida by 47
69	69	Initiative:". 48
70	70	(d) Legislation proposed by initiative shall be submitted 49
71	71	to the electors at the next general election held more than 50
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82	82	ninety days after the initiative petition is filed with the 51
83	83	custodian of state records. The ballot must include a statement 52
84	84	expressing the chief p urpose of the proposed legislation, in 53
85	85	clear and unambiguous language not exceeding 75 words in length, 54
86	86	and a statement of the economic impact of the proposed 55
87	87	legislation. If the legislation proposed by initiative is 56
88	88	approved by a majority of the electors voting in that election, 57
89	89	the legislation shall be effective on the first day of July 58
90	90	after the next regular session of the legislature. 59
91	91	(e) The legislature shall establish by general law, by 60
92	92	July 1, 2024, procedures to be used in invoking and approving 61
93	93	legislation proposed by initiative and for providing sufficient 62
94	94	prior public notice. 63
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97	97	SECTION 10. Attorney General. —The attorney general shall, 66
98	98	as directed by general law, request the opinion of the justices 67
99	99	of the supreme court as to the validity of any initiative 68
100	100	petition proposing legislation circulated pursuant to Section 22 69
101	101	of Article III or any initiative petition circulated pursuant to 70
102	102	Section 3 of Article XI. The justices shall, subject to their 71
103	103	rules of procedure, permit interested persons to be heard on the 72
104	104	questions presented and shall render their written opinion no 73
105	105	later than April 1 of the year in which the initiative is to be 74
106	106	submitted to the voters pursuant to Section 5 of Article XI. 75
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117	117	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be 76
118	118	placed on the ballot: 77
119	119	CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND MENT 78
120	120	ARTICLE III, SECTION 22 79
121	121	ARTICLE IV, SECTION 10 80
122	122	LEGISLATION BY INITI ATIVE.—Proposing an amendment to the 81
123	123	State Constitution to allow the proposal and approval of laws by 82
124	124	initiative without legislative or gubernatorial approval; 83
125	125	prescribes requirements for such initiatives; requires an 84
126	126	extraordinary vote of each house of the Legislature to amend or 85
127	127	repeal laws approved by voters; requires the Legislature adopt 86
128	128	procedures for initiatives; provides for Supreme Court review of 87
129	129	initiative petitions; and requires ballot statements for 88
130	130	initiatives to include a statement of economic impact. 89