c1595598
Senate
s0900-98
s0940
2002
AA
484156
Senator Meek moved the following amendment to amendment
(484156):
On page 2, line 17,
   page 3, line 11,




                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SJR 940

    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 595598

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11  Senator Meek moved the following amendment to amendment

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14         Senate Amendment 

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16            page 3, line 11, delete those lines

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18  and insert:  prohibition of amendment by reference. Laws that

19  are enacted by initiative shall be subject to approval

20  pursuant to Section 8 of this Article in the same manner as

21  any bill passed by the legislature, but shall expire no later

22  than four years after the date of taking effect unless

23  reenacted by the legislature at the regular session

24  immediately preceding the date of expiration. The enacting

25  clause of every law proposed by initiative shall read: "Be It

26  Enacted by the People of the State of Florida by Initiative:".

27         (d)  Legislation proposed by initiative shall be

28  submitted to the electors at the next general election held

29  more than ninety days after the initiative petition proposing

30  it is filed with the custodian of state records. The ballot

31  must include a statement expressing the chief purpose of the

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SJR 940

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  1  proposed legislation, in clear and unambiguous language not

  2  exceeding 75 words in length, and a statement of the economic

  3  impact of the proposed legislation. If the legislation

  4  proposed by initiative is approved by those electors voting on

  5  the proposal, it shall be effective on the first day of July

  6  following the next regular session of the legislature held

  7  after the general election at which the legislative initiative

  8  was approved.

  9         (e)  The legislature shall establish by general law, no

10  later than July 1, 2003, procedures to be used in invoking and

11  approving legislation proposed by initiative and for providing

12  sufficient prior public notice.

13         (f)  Notwithstanding Section 7 of this Article, the

14  legislature may amend or repeal legislation approved by vote

15  of the electors under this section only by a vote of

16  two-thirds of the membership of each house of the legislature.

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