SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSEJOINTRESOLUTION NO.91
101STGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEEGGLESTON.
4056H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
JOINTRESOLUTION
SubmittingtothequalifiedvotersofMissourianamendmentrepealingSections49,50,and
52(b)ofArticleIIIoftheConstitutionofMissouri,andadoptingfournewsectionsin
lieuthereofrelatingtoinitiativepetitionsproposingamendmentstotheconstitution.
BeitresolvedbytheHouseofRepresentatives,theSenateconcurringtherein:
ThatatthenextgeneralelectiontobeheldinthestateofMissouri,onTuesdaynext
2followingthefirstMondayinNovember,2022,orataspecialelectiontobecalledbythe
3governorforthatpurpose,thereisherebysubmittedtothequalifiedvotersofthisstate,for
4adoptionorrejection,thefollowingamendmenttoArticleIIIoftheConstitutionofthestate
5ofMissouri:
SectionA.Sections49,50,and52(b),ArticleIII,ConstitutionofMissouri,are
2repealedandfournewsectionsadoptedinlieuthereof,tobeknownasSections49,50,50(b),
3and52(b),toreadasfollows:
Section49.Thepeoplereservepowertoproposeandenactorrejectlawsand
2amendmentstotheconstitutionbytheinitiative[, independentofthegeneralassembly,]and
3alsoreservepowertoapproveorrejectbyreferendumanyactofthegeneralassembly,except
4ashereinafterprovided.
Section50.1.Initiativepetitionsproposingamendmentstotheconstitutionshallbe
2signedbyeightpercentofthelegalvotersineachof[two-thirdsof]thecongressionaldistricts
3inthestate,andpetitionsproposinglawsshallbesignedbyfivepercentofsuchvoters.
4[Everysuchpetitionshallbefiledwiththesecretaryofstatenotlessthansixmonthsbefore
5theelectionandshallcontainanenactingclauseandthefulltextofthemeasure.] Petitions
6forconstitutionalamendmentsshallnotcontainmorethanoneamendedandrevisedarticleof
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 7thisconstitution,oronenewarticlewhichshallnotcontainmorethanonesubjectandmatters
8properlyconnectedtherewith,andtheenactingclausethereofshallbe"Beitresolvedbythe
9peopleofthestateofMissourithattheConstitutionbeamended:".Petitionsforlawsshall
10containnotmorethanonesubjectwhichshallbeexpressedclearlyinthetitle,andthe
11enactingclausethereofshallbe"BeitenactedbythepeopleofthestateofMissouri:".
12 2.NotwithstandingSection2(b)ofArticleXIIofthisconstitutiontothe
13contrary,anyinitiativepetitionproposinganamendmenttotheconstitutionshalltake
14effectattheendofthirtydaysaftertheelectionwhenapprovedbyatleasttwo-thirdsof
15thevotescastthereon,providedthatforanyinitiativepetitionproposinganamendment
16totheconstitutionthatwasapprovedpriortoDecember8,2022,aninitiativepetition
17proposingsolelytorepealallorpartoftheapprovedamendmentwithoutanyadditional
18modificationshalltakeeffectwhenapprovedbyamajorityofthevotescastthereon.
19 3.Anyinitiativepetitionproposinglawsshalltakeeffectwhenapprovedbyat
20leastamajorityofthevotescastthereon.
Section50(b).InitiativepetitionsproposingamendmentstotheConstitutionof
2Missourishallbesubjecttoapprovalbythegeneralassemblyaftertheinitiativepetition
3hasreceivedtherequisitenumberofsignaturesbutbeforeitisplacedontheballot.An
4initiativepetitionshallbesubmittedtothegeneralassemblynolaterthanMarchfirstof
5thefirstorsecondsessionofthegeneralassemblyimmediatelypriortothegeneral
6electionwhenthepetitionshallappearontheballot.Initiativepetitionssubmittedto
7thegeneralassemblyunderthissectionshallnotrequirethegovernor'ssignature.The
8generalassemblyshallhaveuntilthefirstFridayfollowingthesecondMondayinMay
9ofthesecondregularsessionofthegeneralassemblypriortothegeneralelectiontoact
10ontheinitiativepetition.Ifbothhousesofthegeneralassemblypasstheinitiative
11petitionasproposed,itshallbecomelawwhenapprovedbyamajorityofthevotescast
12thereon,andnototherwise.Ifbothhousesofthegeneralassemblypassanidentical
13amendedversionoftheinitiativepetition,thesponsorsmaychoosetosubmiteitherthe
14originalversionortheamendedversiontothesecretaryofstateasprovidedinthis
15section.Ifthesponsorssubmittheamendedversion,itshallbecomelawwhenapproved
16byamajorityofthevotescastthereon,andnototherwise.Ifthesponsorssubmitthe
17originalversion,itshallbecomelawwhenapprovedbytwo-thirdsofthevotescast
18thereon,andnototherwise.Ifbothhousesofthegeneralassemblyfailtopassthe
19initiativepetitionasproposedorasamended,thesponsorsmaysubmittheoriginal
20version,whichshallbecomelawwhenapprovedbytwo-thirdsofthevotescastthereon,
21andnototherwise.Theinitiativepetitionshallbereturnedtoitssponsorsafter6:00
22p.m.onthefirstFridayfollowingthesecondMondayinMay.Thesponsorsshallhave
HJR91 2 23untilMaythirtiethtosubmiteithertheoriginalversionortheamendedversionofthe
24initiativepetitiontothesecretaryofstate.
Section52(b).Thevetopowerofthegovernorshallnotextendtomeasuresreferred
2tothepeople.Allelectionsonmeasuresreferredtothepeople, exceptasotherwise
3providedbythisconstitution,shallbehadatthegeneralstateelections,exceptwhenthe
4generalassemblyshallorderaspecialelection.Anymeasurereferredtothepeopleshalltake
5effectwhenapprovedbyamajorityofthevotescastthereon,andnototherwise.Thissection
6shallnotbeconstruedtodepriveanymemberofthegeneralassemblyoftherighttointroduce
7anymeasure.
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