HB 1743 (2005) -  Constitutional Amendments

General Bill by Ethics & Elections Committee and Reagan
Constitutional Amendments: Requires the Attorney General to provide to the Secretary of State and sponsor a copy of the petition to the Supreme Court requesting an advisory opinion as to the validity of an initiative petition; requires the Supreme Court to render certain advisory opinions by April 1 of a general election year; requires initiative petitions to be filed by February 1 of a general election year in order to be placed on the ballot; requires financial impact statements to include certain information; revises submission requirements of the Financial Impact Estimating Conference; permits challenge of financial impact statements in circuit court.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law.
Last Event: 05/06/05 S Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1589 (Ch. 2005-278) on Friday, May 6, 2005 11:49 PM
Date Available for Final Passage: Friday, April 29, 2005 2:31 PM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB ETEL 05-01 recommended by:
    Ethics & Elections Committee

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Senate Referrals

  • Ethics and Elections
  • Governmental Oversight and Productivity
  • Rules and Calendar

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 2022 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: House Committee: State Administration Council 4/21/2005 2:27:19 PM
Chamber: House Committee: State Administration Council 4/19/2005 9:51:18 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 4/13/2005 6:09:01 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 4/11/2005 10:20:21 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Ethics & Elections Committee 3/18/2005 11:32:54 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Ethics & Elections Committee 3/18/2005 7:33:54 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Ethics & Elections Committee 3/14/2005 3:05:14 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/28/2005 05:21 PM   Yeas: 117 Nays: 0 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 325] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1589 (Ch. 2005-278) Time: 05/06/2005 - 11:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Received, referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00816 Time: 05/02/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/28/2005 - 6:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/28/2005 - 5:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Passed as amended; YEAS 117, NAYS 0 Time: 04/28/2005 - 5:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Passage on third reading Time: 04/28/2005 - 5:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/28/2005 - 5:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/27/2005 - 5:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 021385 adopted Time: 04/27/2005 - 2:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 428229 adopted Time: 04/27/2005 - 2:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 593995 adopted Time: 04/27/2005 - 2:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/27/2005 - 2:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/27/2005) Time: 04/26/2005 - 7:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 428229 filed late Time: 04/26/2005 - 8:35 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 021385 filed Time: 04/25/2005 - 1:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 593995 filed Time: 04/25/2005 - 1:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/26/2005) Time: 04/24/2005 - 5:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/21/2005 - 3:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/21/2005 - 3:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/21/2005 - 2:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of State Administration Council Time: 04/21/2005 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Council Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by State Administration Council Time: 04/20/2005 - 12:30 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Council Version: __
Event: H Added to State Administration Council agenda Time: 04/18/2005 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Council Version: __
Event: H Now in State Administration Council Time: 04/13/2005 - 6:09 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Council Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee Time: 04/13/2005 - 6:09 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Judiciary Committee Time: 04/13/2005 - 3:00 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 04/11/2005 - 3:33 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 03/31/2005 - 5:04 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Administration Council Time: 03/31/2005 - 5:04 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 03/31/2005 - 5:04 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/18/2005 - 6:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/18/2005 - 9:26 AM Member: Committee: Ethics & Elections Committee Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
16.061
100.371 HB 1471, HB 1589