SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
HOUSEJOINTRESOLUTION NO.91
101STGENERALASSEMBLY
4056H.02C 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
2signedbyeightpercentofthelegalvoters, registeredtovoteinMissouriandcitizensofthe
3UnitedStates,ineachof[two-thirdsof]thecongressionaldistrictsinthestate,andpetitions
4proposinglawsshallbesignedbyfivepercentofsuchvoters.[Everysuchpetitionshallbe
5filedwiththesecretaryofstatenotlessthansixmonthsbeforetheelectionandshallcontain
6anenactingclauseandthefulltextofthemeasure.] Petitionsforconstitutionalamendments
7shallnotcontainmorethanoneamendedandrevisedarticleofthisconstitution,oronenew
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 8articlewhichshallnotcontainmorethanonesubjectandmattersproperlyconnected
9therewith,andtheenactingclausethereofshallbe"Beitresolvedbythepeopleofthestateof
10MissourithattheConstitutionbeamended:".Petitionsforlawsshallcontainnotmorethan
11onesubjectwhichshallbeexpressedclearlyinthetitle,andtheenactingclausethereofshall
12be"BeitenactedbythepeopleofthestateofMissouri:".Forpurposesofthisarticle,only
13citizensoftheUnitedStatesofAmericawhoareresidentsoftheStateofMissouriand
14whoareproperlyregisteredtovoteintheStateofMissourishallbeconsideredlegal
15voters.
16 2.NotwithstandingSection2(b)ofArticleXIIofthisconstitutiontothe
17contrary,anyinitiativepetitionproposinganamendmenttotheconstitutionshalltake
18effectattheendofthirtydaysaftertheelectionwhenapprovedbyatleasttwo-thirdsof
19thevotescastthereon,providedthatforanyinitiativepetitionproposinganamendment
20totheconstitutionthatwasapprovedpriortoDecember8,2022,aninitiativepetition
21proposingsolelytorepealallorpartoftheapprovedamendmentwithoutanyadditional
22modificationshalltakeeffectwhenapprovedbyamajorityofthevotescastthereon.
23 3.Anyinitiativepetitionproposinglawsshalltakeeffectwhenapprovedbyat
24leastamajorityofthevotescastthereon.
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,
HCSHJR91 2 21andnototherwise.Theinitiativepetitionshallbereturnedtoitssponsorsafter6:00
22p.m.onthefirstFridayfollowingthesecondMondayinMay.Thesponsorsshallhave
23untilMaythirtiethtosubmiteithertheoriginalversionortheamendedversionofthe
24initiativepetitiontothesecretaryofstate.
Section52(b).Thevetopowerofthegovernorshallnotextendtomeasuresreferred
2tothepeople.Allelectionsonmeasuresreferredtothepeople, exceptasotherwise
3providedbythisconstitution,shallbehadatthegeneralstateelections,exceptwhenthe
4generalassemblyshallorderaspecialelection.Anymeasurereferredtothepeopleshalltake
5effectwhenapprovedbyamajorityofthevotescastthereon,andnototherwise.Thissection
6shallnotbeconstruedtodepriveanymemberofthegeneralassemblyoftherighttointroduce
7anymeasure.
SectionB.ShalltheMissouriConstitutionbeamendedto:
2 DefinelegalvotersascitizensoftheUnitedStates;
3 Allowinitiativesproposingconstitutionalamendmentstobereviewedbythegeneral
4assemblyinpublichearings;
5 Requireatwo-thirdsvotefornewconstitutionalamendments;and
6 RequireamajorityvotetoamendconstitutionalprovisionsadoptedpriortoDecember
78,2022?
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