CS/CS/SB 2022 (2005) -  Constitutional Amendments

General Bill by Judiciary and Ethics and Elections and Posey
Constitutional Amendments: requires Attorney General to provide to Secretary of State & sponsor copy of petition to Supreme Court requesting advisory opinion as to validity of initiative petition; requires that Supreme Court render certain advisory opinions by April 1 of general election year; requires that initiative petitions be filed by February 1 of general election year in order to be placed on ballot, etc. Amends 16.061, 100.371.
Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Event: 05/06/05 S Died in Committee on Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1589 (Ch. 2005-278) on Friday, May 6, 2005 11:49 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Ethics and Elections
    • On agenda for: 04/05/05 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 04/26/05 11:45 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations
  • Ways and Means
  • Rules and Calendar

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1743 Subject: Constitutional Amendments Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 1471 Subject: Petition Process Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 1589 Subject: Elections Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1996 Subject: Petition Fraud/Voter Protection Act Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 2176 Subject: Electors & Elections Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 4/29/2005 10:36:29 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Ethics and Elections 4/7/2005 2:04:02 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Committee on Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1589 (Ch. 2005-278) Time: 05/06/2005 - 11:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Now in Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00744 Time: 04/29/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS read first time on 04/29/05 -SJ 00745 Time: 04/26/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00744 Time: 04/26/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/26/05, 11:45 am, 401-S Time: 04/21/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 00378 Time: 04/07/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS read first time on 04/07/05 -SJ 00385 Time: 04/05/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00378 Time: 04/05/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 04/05/05, 9:00 am, 412-K Time: 03/31/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/28/05, 3:15 pm, 412-K --Temporarily postponed Time: 03/23/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Ways and Means; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00201 Time: 03/16/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Filed Time: 03/04/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
0016.061
0100.371 SB 1860, CS/CS/SB 1996, CS/CS/SB 2176