Bill Text: MN SF683 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Constitutional amendment to define person to mean natural person

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-09 - Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety [SF683 Detail]

Download: Minnesota-2011-SF683-Introduced.html

1.1A bill for an act
1.2proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, by adding a
1.3section; defining the term "person."
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5    Section 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
1.6An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, is proposed to the people.
1.7If the amendment is adopted, a new section will read as follows:
1.8Sec. 13. Whenever the word "person" is used in this constitution, it means a natural
1.9person.

1.10    Sec. 2. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
1.11The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2012 general
1.12election. The question submitted must be:
1.13"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to define "person" to mean natural
1.14person?
1.15
Yes
.....
1.16
No ..... "
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