Florida House Joint Resolution 285 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Failed on May 3 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-03 - Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Proposes amendment to State Constitution to allow proposal of laws by initiative without legislative or gubernatorial approval; prescribe requirements for subject matter, proposal, & approval of such initiatives; require extraordinary vote of each house of Legislature to amend or repeal laws approved by voters; require Legislature to adopt procedures for initiatives; provide for Supreme Court review of initiative petitions; require ballot statements for such initiatives to include statement of economic impact.

Legislation by Initiative

Rep. Joseph Geller [D]

Rep. Cindy Polo [D]

Rep. Carlos Smith [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-03	House	Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee
2019-05-03	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2019-03-05	House	Introduced
2019-01-23	House	Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee
2019-01-15	House	Filed

S1398 (Same As) 2019-05-03 - Died in Ethics and Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/285
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/285/BillText/Filed/PDF