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Missouri House Bill HJR91

Missouri 2022 Regular Session

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11 SECONDREGULARSESSION
2-[PERFECTED]
32 HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
43 HOUSEJOINTRESOLUTION NO.91
54 101STGENERALASSEMBLY
6-4056H.02P DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
5+4056H.02C DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
76 JOINTRESOLUTION
87 SubmittingtothequalifiedvotersofMissourianamendmentrepealingSections49,50,and
98 52(b)ofArticleIIIoftheConstitutionofMissouri,andadoptingfournewsectionsin
109 lieuthereofrelatingtoinitiativepetitionsproposingamendmentstotheconstitution.
1110 BeitresolvedbytheHouseofRepresentatives,theSenateconcurringtherein:
1211 ThatatthenextgeneralelectiontobeheldinthestateofMissouri,onTuesdaynext
1312 2followingthefirstMondayinNovember,2022,orataspecialelectiontobecalledbythe
1413 3governorforthatpurpose,thereisherebysubmittedtothequalifiedvotersofthisstate,for
1514 4adoptionorrejection,thefollowingamendmenttoArticleIIIoftheConstitutionofthestate
1615 5ofMissouri:
1716 SectionA.Sections49,50,and52(b),ArticleIII,ConstitutionofMissouri,are
18-2repealedandfournewsectionsadoptedinlieuthereof,tobeknownasSections49,50(a),50
19-3(b),and52(b),toreadasfollows:
17+2repealedandfournewsectionsadoptedinlieuthereof,tobeknownasSections49,50,50(b),
18+3and52(b),toreadasfollows:
2019 Section49.Thepeoplereservepowertoproposeandenactorrejectlawsand
2120 2amendmentstotheconstitutionbytheinitiative[, independentofthegeneralassembly,]and
2221 3alsoreservepowertoapproveorrejectbyreferendumanyactofthegeneralassembly,except
2322 4ashereinafterprovided.
24-[Section50.]Section50(a).1.Initiativepetitionsproposingamendmentstothe
25-2constitutionshallbesignedbyeightpercentofthelegalvoters, registeredtovotein
26-3MissouriandcitizensoftheUnitedStates,ineachof[two-thirdsof]thecongressional
27-4districtsinthestate,andpetitionsproposinglawsshallbesignedbyfivepercentofsuch
28-5voters.[Everysuchpetitionshallbefiledwiththesecretaryofstatenotlessthansixmonths
29-6beforetheelectionandshallcontainanenactingclauseandthefulltextofthemeasure.]
23+Section50.1.Initiativepetitionsproposingamendmentstotheconstitutionshallbe
24+2signedbyeightpercentofthelegalvoters, registeredtovoteinMissouriandcitizensofthe
25+3UnitedStates,ineachof[two-thirdsof]thecongressionaldistrictsinthestate,andpetitions
26+4proposinglawsshallbesignedbyfivepercentofsuchvoters.[Everysuchpetitionshallbe
27+5filedwiththesecretaryofstatenotlessthansixmonthsbeforetheelectionandshallcontain
28+6anenactingclauseandthefulltextofthemeasure.] Petitionsforconstitutionalamendments
29+7shallnotcontainmorethanoneamendedandrevisedarticleofthisconstitution,oronenew
3030 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
31-intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 7Petitionsforconstitutionalamendmentsshallnotcontainmorethanoneamendedandrevised
32-8articleofthisconstitution,oronenewarticlewhichshallnotcontainmorethanonesubject
33-9andmattersproperlyconnectedtherewith,andtheenactingclausethereofshallbe"Beit
34-10resolvedbythepeopleofthestateofMissourithattheConstitutionbeamended:".Petitions
35-11forlawsshallcontainnotmorethanonesubjectwhichshallbeexpressedclearlyinthetitle,
36-12andtheenactingclausethereofshallbe"BeitenactedbythepeopleofthestateofMissouri:".
37-13OnlycitizensoftheUnitedStatesofAmericawhoareresidentsoftheStateofMissouri
38-14andwhoareproperlyregisteredtovoteintheStateofMissourishallbeconsideredlegal
31+intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 8articlewhichshallnotcontainmorethanonesubjectandmattersproperlyconnected
32+9therewith,andtheenactingclausethereofshallbe"Beitresolvedbythepeopleofthestateof
33+10MissourithattheConstitutionbeamended:".Petitionsforlawsshallcontainnotmorethan
34+11onesubjectwhichshallbeexpressedclearlyinthetitle,andtheenactingclausethereofshall
35+12be"BeitenactedbythepeopleofthestateofMissouri:".Forpurposesofthisarticle,only
36+13citizensoftheUnitedStatesofAmericawhoareresidentsoftheStateofMissouriand
37+14whoareproperlyregisteredtovoteintheStateofMissourishallbeconsideredlegal
3938 15voters.
4039 16 2.NotwithstandingSection2(b)ofArticleXIIofthisconstitutiontothe
41-17contrary,anyballotmeasureproposinganamendmenttotheconstitution,whether
42-18proposedbyinitiativepetitionorbythegeneralassembly,shalltakeeffectattheendof
43-19thirtydaysaftertheelectionwhenapprovedbyatleasttwo-thirdsofthevotescast
44-20thereon,providedthatanysuchballotmeasureproposingtorepealallorpartofthe
45-21constitutionthatwasapprovedbythevoterspriortoDecember10,2022,shalltake
46-22effectwhenapprovedbyamajorityofthevotescastthereon,andmayamendother
47-23languageinthesamearticleasisnecessaryandproperonlytomakegrammaticaland
48-24logicalsenseoftheamendedarticle.
49-25 3.Anyinitiativepetitionproposinglawsshalltakeeffectwhenapprovedbyat
50-26leastamajorityofthevotescastthereon.
40+17contrary,anyinitiativepetitionproposinganamendmenttotheconstitutionshalltake
41+18effectattheendofthirtydaysaftertheelectionwhenapprovedbyatleasttwo-thirdsof
42+19thevotescastthereon,providedthatforanyinitiativepetitionproposinganamendment
43+20totheconstitutionthatwasapprovedpriortoDecember8,2022,aninitiativepetition
44+21proposingsolelytorepealallorpartoftheapprovedamendmentwithoutanyadditional
45+22modificationshalltakeeffectwhenapprovedbyamajorityofthevotescastthereon.
46+23 3.Anyinitiativepetitionproposinglawsshalltakeeffectwhenapprovedbyat
47+24leastamajorityofthevotescastthereon.
5148 Section50(b).InitiativepetitionsproposingamendmentstotheConstitutionof
52-2Missourishallbesubjecttoreviewbybothhousesofthegeneralassemblyafterthe
53-3initiativepetitionhasreceivedtherequisitenumberofsignatures,butbeforeitisplaced
54-4ontheballot.Aninitiativepetitionshallbesubmittedtothegeneralassemblynolater
55-5thanMarchfirstofthefirstorsecondsessionofthegeneralassemblyimmediatelyprior
56-6tothegeneralelectionwhenthepetitionshallappearontheballot.Initiativepetitions
57-7submittedtothegeneralassemblyunderthissectionshallnotrequirethegovernor's
58-8signature.ThegeneralassemblyshallhaveuntilthefirstFridayfollowingthesecond
59-9MondayinMayofthesecondregularsessionofthegeneralassemblypriortothe
60-10generalelectiontoactontheinitiativepetition.Theinitiativepetitionshallbeactedon
61-11inthesamemannerasabillfiledinthegeneralassembly.Ifbothhousesofthegeneral
62-12assemblyfailtopasstheinitiativepetitionasproposedorpasstheinitiativepetition
63-13unamended,thesponsorsmaysubmittheoriginalversiontothesecretaryofstateas
64-14providedinthissection.Ifbothhousesofthegeneralassemblypassanidentical
65-15amendedversionoftheinitiativepetition,thesponsorsmaychoosetosubmiteitherthe
66-16originalversionortheamendedversiontothesecretaryofstateasprovidedinthis
67-17section.Theinitiativepetitionshallbereturnedtoitssponsorsafter6:00p.m.onthe
68-HCSHJR91 2 18firstFridayfollowingthesecondMondayinMay.ThesponsorsshallhaveuntilMay
69-19thirtiethtosubmittheinitiativepetitiontothesecretaryofstate,whichshallbecomelaw
70-20whenapprovedbytwo-thirdsofthevotescastthereon,andnototherwise.
49+2Missourishallbesubjecttoapprovalbythegeneralassemblyaftertheinitiativepetition
50+3hasreceivedtherequisitenumberofsignaturesbutbeforeitisplacedontheballot.An
51+4initiativepetitionshallbesubmittedtothegeneralassemblynolaterthanMarchfirstof
52+5thefirstorsecondsessionofthegeneralassemblyimmediatelypriortothegeneral
53+6electionwhenthepetitionshallappearontheballot.Initiativepetitionssubmittedto
54+7thegeneralassemblyunderthissectionshallnotrequirethegovernor'ssignature.The
55+8generalassemblyshallhaveuntilthefirstFridayfollowingthesecondMondayinMay
56+9ofthesecondregularsessionofthegeneralassemblypriortothegeneralelectiontoact
57+10ontheinitiativepetition.Ifbothhousesofthegeneralassemblypasstheinitiative
58+11petitionasproposed,itshallbecomelawwhenapprovedbyamajorityofthevotescast
59+12thereon,andnototherwise.Ifbothhousesofthegeneralassemblypassanidentical
60+13amendedversionoftheinitiativepetition,thesponsorsmaychoosetosubmiteitherthe
61+14originalversionortheamendedversiontothesecretaryofstateasprovidedinthis
62+15section.Ifthesponsorssubmittheamendedversion,itshallbecomelawwhenapproved
63+16byamajorityofthevotescastthereon,andnototherwise.Ifthesponsorssubmitthe
64+17originalversion,itshallbecomelawwhenapprovedbytwo-thirdsofthevotescast
65+18thereon,andnototherwise.Ifbothhousesofthegeneralassemblyfailtopassthe
66+19initiativepetitionasproposedorasamended,thesponsorsmaysubmittheoriginal
67+20version,whichshallbecomelawwhenapprovedbytwo-thirdsofthevotescastthereon,
68+HCSHJR91 2 21andnototherwise.Theinitiativepetitionshallbereturnedtoitssponsorsafter6:00
69+22p.m.onthefirstFridayfollowingthesecondMondayinMay.Thesponsorsshallhave
70+23untilMaythirtiethtosubmiteithertheoriginalversionortheamendedversionofthe
71+24initiativepetitiontothesecretaryofstate.
7172 Section52(b).Thevetopowerofthegovernorshallnotextendtomeasuresreferred
7273 2tothepeople.Allelectionsonmeasuresreferredtothepeople, exceptasotherwise
7374 3providedbythisconstitution,shallbehadatthegeneralstateelections,exceptwhenthe
7475 4generalassemblyshallorderaspecialelection.Anymeasurereferredtothepeopleshalltake
7576 5effectwhenapprovedbyamajorityofthevotescastthereon,andnototherwise.Thissection
7677 6shallnotbeconstruedtodepriveanymemberofthegeneralassemblyoftherighttointroduce
7778 7anymeasure.
78-SectionB.Pursuanttochapter116,andotherapplicableconstitutionalprovisionsand
79-2lawsofthisstateallowingthegeneralassemblytoadoptballotlanguageforthesubmissionof
80-3thisjointresolutiontothevotersofthisstate,theofficialsummarystatementofthis
81-4resolutionshallbeasfollows:
82-5
83-6"ShalltheMissouriConstitutionbeamendedto:
84-7
85-8DefinelegalvotersasUnitedStatescitizens;
86-9
87-10Allowlegislativepublichearingsonallconstitutionalamendments;
88-11
89-12Requireatwo-thirdsvotefornewamendmentsandamajorityvotetoamendconstitutional
90-13provisionsenactedbeforeDecember10,2022;and
91-14 Requireinitiativepetitionsignaturesfromeachcongressionaldistrict?".
79+SectionB.ShalltheMissouriConstitutionbeamendedto:
80+2 DefinelegalvotersascitizensoftheUnitedStates;
81+3 Allowinitiativesproposingconstitutionalamendmentstobereviewedbythegeneral
82+4assemblyinpublichearings;
83+5 Requireatwo-thirdsvotefornewconstitutionalamendments;and
84+6 RequireamajorityvotetoamendconstitutionalprovisionsadoptedpriortoDecember
85+78,2022?
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