The Florida Senate

CS/HJR 129: Requiring Broader Public Support for Constitutional Amendments or Revisions

JOINT RESOLUTION by Judiciary Committee ; Roth ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Leek

Requiring Broader Public Support for Constitutional Amendments or Revisions; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to increase percentage of elector votes required to approve amendment to or revision of State Constitution from 60 percent to 66.67 percent.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/9/2023	House	• Filed
  1/17/2023	House	• Referred to Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee
  2/7/2023	House	• Added to Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee agenda
  2/14/2023	House	• Favorable by Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee • Reported out of Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee
  3/7/2023	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/10/2023	House	• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
  3/14/2023	House	• Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
  3/15/2023	House	• Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  3/16/2023	House	• Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in State Affairs Committee
  4/17/2023	House	• Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
  4/19/2023	House	• Favorable by State Affairs Committee • Reported out of State Affairs Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  4/25/2023	House	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/28/2023)
  4/28/2023	House	• Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading • Read 2nd time • Amendment 408949 Failed • Amendment 761813 Failed • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 74, NAYS 35
  4/28/2023	Senate	• In Messages • Referred to Rules • Received
  5/5/2023	Senate	• Died in Rules

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• CS/HJR 129, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/15/2023 at 1:14 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/19/2023 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 1410	Requiring Broader Public Support for Constitutional Amendments or Revisions	Gruters	Compare	Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Ethics and Elections

  Floor Amendments (2)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
  408949 - Amendment Remove lines 48-49 and insert:	Nixon	4/26/2023 3:18 PM	House: Failed 4/28/2023	PDF
  761813 - Amendment Remove lines 48-49 and insert:	Nixon	4/26/2023 3:19 PM	House: Failed 4/28/2023	PDF

  Floor Votes (1)

  Date	Chamber	Result
  4/28/2023 2:33 PM	House	74 Yeas - 35 Nays

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• HJR 129, Original Filed Version Posted 1/9/2023 at 4:40 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/14/2023 (pdf) Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2023 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 1410	Requiring Broader Public Support for Constitutional Amendments or Revisions	Gruters	Identical	Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Ethics and Elections

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  948151 - Amendment Remove lines 57-61 and insert:	Roth	3/13/2023 10:30 AM	Adopted 3/14/2023	PDF

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