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| 2 | 2 | | FIRST REGULAR SESSION |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 26 |
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| 4 | 4 | | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 5 | 5 | | INTRODUCED BY SENATOR COLEMAN. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 0084S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary |
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| 7 | 7 | | JOINT RESOLUTION |
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| 8 | 8 | | Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri, an amendment to article III of the Constitution of |
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| 9 | 9 | | Missouri, by adding thereto three new sections relating to offenses involving federal |
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| 10 | 10 | | law. |
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| 12 | 12 | | Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring therein: |
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| 13 | 13 | | That at the next general election to be held in the 1 |
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| 14 | 14 | | state of Missouri, on Tuesday next following the first Monday 2 |
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| 15 | 15 | | in November, 2026, or at a special election to be called by 3 |
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| 16 | 16 | | the governor for that purp ose, there is hereby submitted to 4 |
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| 17 | 17 | | the qualified voters of this state, for adoption or 5 |
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| 18 | 18 | | rejection, the following amendment to article III of the 6 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Constitution of the state of Missouri:7 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Section A. Article III, Constitution of Missouri, is 1 |
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| 21 | 21 | | amended by adding thereto three new sections, to be known as 2 |
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| 22 | 22 | | sections 38(e), 38(f), and 38(g), to read as follows:3 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Section 38(e). Nothing in this constitution or the 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | laws of this state may be construed to establish a right to 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | possess or distribute child pornography in violation of 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | federal law or engage in any criminal racketeering activity 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | as defined by federal law, notwithstanding any other 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | provision in this constitution or the laws of this state. 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Section 38(f). The General Assembly and all local and 1 |
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| 30 | 30 | | municipal governments in this state shall have the power to 2 |
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| 31 | 31 | | outlaw and punish the possession and distribution of child 3 |
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| 32 | 32 | | pornography and any criminal racketeering activity as 4 SJR 26 2 |
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| 33 | 33 | | defined by federal law, notwithstanding any other provisio n 5 |
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| 34 | 34 | | in this constitution or the laws of this state. 6 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Section 38(g). Any person has standing to bring suit 1 |
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| 36 | 36 | | against any individual who violates federal law relating to 2 |
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| 37 | 37 | | child pornography or any criminal racketeering activity as 3 |
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| 38 | 38 | | defined by federal law and courts shall award injunctive 4 |
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| 39 | 39 | | relief and reasonable attorney's fees to any prevailing 5 |
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| 40 | 40 | | plaintiff in such suit. 6 |
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