CS/SB 1504 (2011) -  Initiative Petitions

General Bill by Rules and Simmons
Initiative Petitions: Limits the validity of a signed initiative petition to 30 months. Specifies qualifications for a person to act as a paid petition circulator. Subjects a petition circulator or an initiative sponsor to criminal penalties for violating specified restrictions or requirements. Specifies a deadline to commence a legal challenge to an amendment proposed by the Legislature to the State Constitution, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2011
Last Event: 05/07/11 S Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1355 (Ch. 2011-40) on Saturday, May 7, 2011 3:35 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections
    • On agenda for: 03/21/11 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 5
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 03/29/11 3:15 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 2
  • Budget

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 1261 Subject: Election Ballots Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 1355 Subject: Elections Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 2086 Subject: Elections Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 4/11/2011 8:17:56 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/30/2011 4:31:29 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/28/2011 3:11:47 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections 3/21/2011 4:27:11 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections 3/18/2011 6:49:37 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1355 (Ch. 2011-40) Time: 05/07/2011 - 3:35 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/07/2011 - 12:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Budget Time: 04/29/2011 - 12:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Withdrawn from Criminal Justice -SJ 605 Time: 04/29/2011 - 12:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/12/11, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 04/07/2011 - 2:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 346 Time: 04/05/2011 - 6:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 323 Time: 04/01/2011 - 10:06 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/31/2011 - 8:03 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Rules; YEAS 10 NAYS 2 -SJ 323 Time: 03/29/2011 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/29/11, 3:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/24/2011 - 7:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Subreferred to Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections -SJ 200 Time: 03/22/2011 - 1:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 236 Time: 03/22/2011 - 8:08 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 5 -SJ 236 Time: 03/21/2011 - 11:44 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections, 03/21/11, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/16/2011 - 8:21 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections Time: 03/10/2011 - 9:12 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 170 Time: 03/10/2011 - 8:24 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Rules; Criminal Justice; Budget -SJ 170 Time: 03/09/2011 - 2:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 03/02/2011 - 9:58 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
15.21
16.061 CS/HB 7199*
100.371 CS/CS/HB 1355*, CS/CS/SB 2086, CS/HB 7199*
100.372
101.161 CS/CS/HB 1261, CS/CS/SB 2086
104.185
1011.73 SB 1342

(*) Not the latest version