Amendment

Bill No. 2396

Amendment No. 133857

CHAMBER ACTION
Senate		House
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1	Representative Kosmas offered the following:
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3	Amendment (with ballot statement amendment)
4	On page 1, line 23, through page 2, line 1,
5	remove:  all of said lines
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7	and insert:  directly connected therewith.
8	(b)  The subject matter of a revision or amendment to this
9	constitution proposed by initiative must be of constitutional
10	stature. If the Supreme Court determines that the proposed
11	initiative is not of constitutional stature, the Supreme Court
12	shall direct the Secretary of State to place the question on the
13	next general election ballot as a statutory initiative, which
14	shall be provided for by general law. A provision of
15	constitutional stature is a provision that guarantees important
16	fundamental rights, requires the legislature to address an issue
17	of great importance, limits the powers of the three branches of
18	government, or repeals a provision of this constitution not of
19	constitutional stature.
20	(c)  The initiative power It may be invoked by filing
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23	On page 2, lines 15-21,
24	remove:  all of said lines
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26	and insert:  to require the subject matter of a revision or
27	amendment to the State Constitution proposed by initiative to be
28	of constitutional stature, to require the Supreme Court, if it
29	determines that the proposed initiative is not of constitutional
30	stature, to direct the Secretary of State to place the question
31	on the next general election ballot as a statutory initiative,
32	and to define constitutional stature as that which guarantees
33	important fundamental rights, requires the Legislature to
34	address an issue of great importance, limits the powers of the
35	three branches of government, or repeals a provision of the
36	State Constitution not of constitutional stature.

CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.