Joint Resolution
Amending the State Constitution:
Proposes a revision of Article XI of the State Constitution to require submissions of constitutional amendments proposed by the Legislature to the Attorney General at least 7 days prior to final vote by the Legislature; provides that compliance with this requirement shall be established by the journals of each house of the Legislature; permits the Attorney General to render an opinion in writing to the Legislature as to the effect of such amendment or revision upon other provisions of the Constitution and whether the amendment or revision affects the basic structure of government, its officers and agencies, their powers and duties, and the people’s constitutional rights; requires review by the Supreme Court of lower court decisions declaring a legislatively proposed constitutional amendment to be unconstitutional; allows the Legislature to develop by majority vote language consistent with the opinion of the Florida Supreme Court if the Florida Supreme Court rejects particular language of the joint resolution proposing the original constitutional amendment; eliminates the ability to amend the State Constitution through the initiative process; allows the ability for the people to propose statutory or constitutional revisions to the legislature for its consideration through advisory initiatives proposed by a signature process; authorizes the public to convene a constitutional convention on specific amendments to the Constitution; permits the Legislature by a 2/3 vote of the membership of each house to convene a constitutional convention and to limit the subject matter thereof; and requires the Legislature to provide by law for the election of delegate, the convening and final adjournment date of constitutional conventions called by the people or the Legislature.
Effective Date:
Not Specified
Last Event:
Died in Committee on Select Committee on Constitut on Friday, April 30, 2004 11:40 PM
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Bill #:
SJR 1718
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Subject:
State Constitution/Amendments
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H Died in Committee on Select Committee on Constitut
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04/30/2004 - 11:40 PM
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Select Committee on Constitutional Amendments
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H 1st Reading
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Time:
03/03/2004 - 1:20 AM
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H Now In Select Committee on Constitutional Amendments
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Time:
01/23/2004 - 2:34 PM
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Select Committee on Constitutional Amendments
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H Bill referred to Procedures
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Time:
01/23/2004 - 2:34 PM
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Procedures
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H Bill referred to Subcommittee on Ethics & Elections
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Time:
01/23/2004 - 2:34 PM
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Subcommittee on Ethics & Elections
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H Bill referred to Select Committee on Constitutional Amendments
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Time:
01/23/2004 - 2:34 PM
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Select Committee on Constitutional Amendments
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H Filed timely
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Time:
10/30/2003 - 11:30 AM
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Member:
Kallinger
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