Florida Senate - 2006                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SJR 1918
                        Barcode 773152
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11  Senator Campbell moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment 
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17                     ARTICLE III, SECTION 20
18         LEGISLATION BY CITIZEN INITIATIVE.--Proposing the
19  creation of a new section to the State Constitution to provide
20  for the introduction of proposed legislation by filing with
21  the custodian of state records a petition signed by a
22  specified number of electors, to provide for such proposed
23  legislation to be brought before the Legislature for enactment
24  at the regular session following submission of the petition,
25  to provide for the proposed legislation to be placed on the
26  ballot at a subsequent general election if the Legislature
27  fails to enact the proposed legislation and if a petition
28  signed by a specified number of electors is filed with the
29  custodian of state records, to require that the proposed
30  legislation embrace one subject and matter directly connected
31  therewith, to prohibit the proposal of legislation by
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    7:47 AM   04/27/06                             s1918c1b-32-j03

Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SJR 1918 Barcode 773152 1 initiative which concerns certain subjects, to prohibit the 2 Governor from vetoing legislation proposed by initiative and 3 approved by the electors, to require a three-fourths vote of 4 the Legislature in order to amend or repeal legislation 5 proposed by initiative during the 5 years immediately 6 following enactment and a majority vote of the Legislature 7 thereafter, to require the statewide publication of notice of 8 legislation proposed by initiative during the 10th and 6th 9 week before the election at which the proposed legislation is 10 considered, and to provide for legislation proposed by 11 initiative to take effect on July 1 following the general 12 election at which it is approved by the electors. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 7:47 AM 04/27/06 s1918c1b-32-j03