HCSHJR91--INITIATIVEPETITIONS(Eggleston)
COMMITTEEOFORIGIN:StandingCommitteeonElectionsandElected
Officials
Uponvoterapproval,thisproposedConstitutional amendmentwould
requirethesponsor(s)ofinitiativepetitionsproposing
Constitutional amendmentsorlawstocollectsignaturesinevery
Congressionaldistrict. Legalvoterswillbedefinedasregistered
tovoteinMissouri,residentsofMissouri,andcitizensofthe
UnitedStates. AmendmentsproposedbytheGeneralAssemblyorthe
initiativepetitionprocesswilltakeeffect30daysafterthe
electionatwhichtheyareapproved.
Initiativepetitionsproposingconstitutional amendmentswillbe
subjecttopublichearingandaprocesssimilartobillpassageby
theGeneralAssembly. IftheGeneralAssemblyapprovesapetition
withoutchange,thenthesponsor(s)maysubmitittotheSecretary
ofStatetobeplacedontheballotatthenextgeneralelection.
IftheGeneralAssemblyamends,ordoesnotpassapetition,then
thesponsor(s)maydecidewhethertoplacetheamendedversionor
theoriginalunamendedversionontheballotatthenextgeneral
election. Thestandardforpassageofallconstitutional
amendmentsofanytypewillbeatwo-thirdsmajorityvote.
However,repealingexistingConstitutional provisionsinwholeor
inpart,thatwereapprovedpriortoDecember10,2022,shall
requireonlyamajorityvoteforpassage.
TimelimitsfortheGeneralAssemblyreviewofinitiative
amendmentsarespecifiedandsponsorswillbeabletosubmit
petitionsduringeithersessionoftheGeneralAssemblypriorto
thegeneralelectionoccurringeverytwoyearsinNovember.
TheresolutioncontainsballotlanguagesubmittedbytheGeneral
Assembly.
ThisbillissimilartoHCSHJR22(2021).