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| 2 | 2 | | FIRST REGULAR SESSION |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 51 |
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| 4 | 4 | | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 5 | 5 | | INTRODUCED BY SENATOR HUDSON. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 2307S.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 repealing section 13 of article I of |
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| 9 | 9 | | the Constitution of Missouri, and adopting one new section in lieu thereof relating to |
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| 10 | 10 | | civil claims on childhood sexual abuse. |
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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 purpose, 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 I of the 6 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Constitution of the state of Missouri:7 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Section A. Section 13, a rticle I, Constitution of 1 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Missouri, is repealed and one new section adopted in lieu 2 |
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| 22 | 22 | | thereof, to be known as section 13, to read as follows:3 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Section 13. 1. That no ex post facto law, nor law 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | impairing the obligation of contracts, or retrospective i n 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | its operation, or making any irrevocable grant of special 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | privileges or immunities, can be enacted. 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | 2. Retrospective laws may be enacted only as to civil 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | childhood sexual abuse claims. 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Section B. Pursuant to chapter 116, and other 1 |
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| 30 | 30 | | applicable constitutional provisions and laws of this state 2 |
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| 31 | 31 | | allowing the general assembly to adopt ballot language for 3 |
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| 32 | 32 | | the submission of this joint resolution to the voters of 4 SJR 51 2 |
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| 33 | 33 | | this state, the official summary statement of this 5 |
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| 34 | 34 | | resolution shall be as follows: 6 |
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| 35 | 35 | | "Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to 7 |
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| 36 | 36 | | protect children by providing that retrospective 8 |
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| 37 | 37 | | laws may be enacted for civil childhood sexual 9 |
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| 38 | 38 | | abuse claims?". 10 |
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