FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.166
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEGRAGG.
1293H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter21,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtotheappointment
anddutiesofcommissionerstoattendanArticleVconvention.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter21,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection21.950,toreadasfollows:
21.950.1.WhenaconventioniscalledtoproposeamendmentstotheUnited
2StatesConstitutionpursuanttoArticleVoftheUnitedStatesConstitution,theselection
3andparticipationofcommissionersfromMissouritosuchconventionshallbegoverned
4bythissection.
5 2.(1)Missourishallhaveanumberofcommissionersequaltothenumberof
6congressionaldistrictsinthestateatthetimewithonecommissionerfromeach
7congressionaldistrictandanumberofalternatecommissionersequaltothenumberof
8congressionaldistrictsinthestateatthetimewithonealternatecommissionerfrom
9eachcongressionaldistrict.
10 (2)CommissionersandalternatesshallbecitizensofthestateofMissouriand
11shallotherwisemeetthesamequalificationsnecessarytoholdofficeintheMissouri
12houseofrepresentatives.Commissionersandalternatesmayincludepersonsholding
13publicoffice,subjecttofurtherlimitsdescribedbelow,exceptthatnopersonshallbe
14eligiblewhois:
15 (a)AmemberoftheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativesorSenate;
16 (b)AnemployeeoftheUnitedStates;
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (c)AnemployeeorotherrepresentativeofacontractorwiththeUnitedStates;
18or
19 (d)Anelectedofficialholdingastatewideoffice.
20
21Commissionersandalternatesarealsosubjecttothoseexistingethicsrulesthatapplyto
22membersofthegeneralassembly.
23 (3)Thehouseofrepresentativesandsenateshallselect,byadoptionofa
24concurrentresolution,thecommissionersandalternateswhomeettheeligibility
25requirementsdescribedinthissectionandwhoaresubmittedtothehouseof
26representativesandthesenatebythejointlegislativecommitteeasprovidedin
27subsection4ofthissection.Ofthecommissioners,atleastone-thirdshallnotbesitting
28membersofthegeneralassembly.Ofthealternatecommissioners,atleastone-third
29shallnotbesittingmembersofthegeneralassembly.
30 (4)Amajorityofthecommissionersshallconstituteaquorumforalldecisions
31madebythedelegation,andnocommissionermaygivehisorhervotebyproxyor
32otherwisetoanyothercommissioner.Thecommissionersshallselectachairto
33administertheworkofthecommissioners.
34 3.(1)Eachcommissionerandalternateshall,byoathoraffirmationasa
35conditionofparticipatingintheconvention,agreetofaithfullyandimpartially
36dischargeallthedutiesincumbentuponacommissioner,includingthedutytoabideby
37instructionsestablishedbyconcurrentresolutionofthegeneralassemblyfor
38participationintheconventionandthedutytoactonlywithinthescopeofthe
39generalassembly'sapplicationfortheconventionifMissouriappliedfortheconvention
40inwhichthecommissionersareparticipating.Eachcommissionerandalternateshall
41furtheragreetoimmediatelynotifythejointlegislativecommitteeifheorshebelieves
42thatanyMissouricommissioneroralternatehasviolatedhisorheroathorinstructions
43whileparticipatingintheconvention.
44 (2)PriortotheArticleVconvention,thegeneralassemblyshallconsider
45"RecommendedCommissionerInstructions"presentedtoitbythejointlegislative
46committeeasdiscussedfurtherinsubsection4ofthissectionandshallbyconcurrent
47resolutionprovidedulyapprovedinstructionstothecommissionersandalternates
48regardingthescopeofmattersthecommissionersmayconsiderandvoteonatthe
49convention,includingrulesofprocedureandproposedamendments.Suchinstructions
50maybechangedbythegeneralassemblypriortoorduringtheconvention.These
51instructionsshallinclude,butshallnotbelimitedto:
52 (a)Aninstructionthatthecommissionersshallnotsupportanyvotingruleother
53thantherulewherebyeachstateexercisesonevote;and
HB166 2 54 (b)Aninstructionthatonallvotingmattersattheconvention,thedecisionofa
55simplemajorityoftheMissouricommissionersshallconstituteasinglevoteforthestate
56ofMissouri.
57 (3)AnyvotecastbyacommissioneroralternateatanArticleVconventionthat
58isoutsidethescopeofanyofthefollowingisanunauthorizedvoteandisthereforevoid:
59 (a)Theinstructionsestablishedbyanyconcurrentresolutionadoptedunderthis
60section;or
61 (b)AnylimitsidentifiedintheMissourigeneralassembly'sapplicationforthe
62convention.
63 4.(1)AfterornearthetimeanArticleVconventioniscalled,ajointlegislative
64committeeshallbedulyauthorizedbythegeneralassemblyforthepurposesdescribed
65inthissection.Thejointlegislativecommitteeshallbecomprisedoffivemembersofthe
66senateappointedbythepresidentprotemporeofthesenate,withthreemembersfrom
67themajoritypartyandtwomembersfromtheminorityparty,andfivemembersofthe
68houseofrepresentativesappointedbythespeakerofthehouseofrepresentatives,with
69threemembersfromthemajoritypartyandtwomembersfromtheminorityparty,and
70shallhavetheinitialtaskofrecommendingeligiblecommissionerstothehouseof
71representativesandthesenateforconsiderationofappointmentascommissioners.The
72jointlegislativecommitteeshallsubmitatleastthreepersonsfromeachcongressional
73districtwhoareeligible,asprovidedinthissection,toserveascommissionersandat
74leastthreedifferentpersonsfromeachcongressionaldistrictwhoareeligible,as
75providedinthissection,toserveasalternatecommissioners.Thehouseof
76representativesandthesenateshallselectacommissionerandalternatecommissioner
77fromeachcongressionaldistrictfromthenamessubmittedbythejointlegislative
78committee.Thejointlegislativecommitteeshallalsobechargedwithpresenting
79"RecommendedCommissionerInstructions"tothefullgeneralassemblyfor
80considerationleadingtoaconcurrentresolutionasdiscussedinsubdivision(2)of
81subsection3ofthissection.Suchcommissionerinstructionsshalldefinethescopeof
82mattersthecommissionersmayconsiderandvoteonattheArticleVconvention,
83includingrulesofprocedureandproposedamendmentsasdiscussedmorefullyin
84subsection3ofthissection.Allrecommendationsthatsecureasimplemajorityvoteof
85thememberspresentshallbedeemedapproved"RecommendedCommissioner
86Instructions"tobesubmittedtothefullgeneralassemblyforitsconsideration.
87 (2)Aftercommissionershavebeenselected,thejointlegislativecommitteemay
88recallanycommissionerandrevokesuchcommissioner'sauthority.However,thejoint
89legislativecommitteeshallrecallandrevoketheauthorityonlyintheeventthe
90commissionercastsorattemptstocastanunauthorizedvoteasdescribedinthissection.
HB166 3 91Thejointlegislativecommitteeshallalsoappointoneoftheselectedalternatestotake
92theplaceofacommissionersorecalled.Thejointlegislativecommitteeshallpromptly
93investigateanynoticethatacommissioneroralternatehascastanunauthorizedvoteor
94otherwiseexceededthescopeofthegeneralassembly'sapplicationfortheconventionor
95thegeneralassembly'sinstructionstothecommissioners.Thejointlegislative
96committeeshallacttoensurethatthecommissionersremainfaithfultothetermsof
97theconventionapplicationandthegeneralassembly'sinstructions.Beforeorduring
98theArticleVconvention,thejointlegislativecommitteemayadvisethecommissioners
99onquestionsthatariseregardingthescopeoftheconventionandthelegislative
100instructionstocommissioners.
101 (3)Byconcurrentresolution,thegeneralassemblymaychangeorsupersedeany
102actionofthejointlegislativecommitteeorrecallcommissionersoralternatestothe
103convention,orappointnewcommissionersoralternates.
104 (4)Thejointlegislativecommitteeshallbeauthorizedtoconductitsbusinessvia
105telephoneorbyelectroniccommunication.
106 5.Iftheprovisionsofthissectionconflictwiththerulesorprocedures
107establishedbytheArticleVconvention,thegeneralassemblymay,byconcurrent
108resolution,conformtheseprovisionstosuchrulesorprocedures.
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