FL S1238 | 2021 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-30 - Died in Rules
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Proposing an amendment to Section 5 of Article XI of the State Constitution to increase the percentage of elector votes required to approve an amendment to or a revision of the State Constitution from 60 percent to 66 and 2/3 percent, except that the repeal of an amendment or revision need only be approved by the same percentage of elector votes as was required at the time of passage of such amendment or revision, etc.

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Title

Percentage of Elector Votes Required to Approve an Amendment or a Revision

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2021-03-09 - Senate - Senate Ethics and Elections (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2021-04-30SenateDied in Rules
2021-04-21SenateOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
2021-03-10SenateNow in Rules
2021-03-09SenateFavorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 5 NAYS 3
2021-03-04SenateOn Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/09/21, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2021-03-02SenateIntroduced
2021-02-22SenateOn Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/01/21, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building --Meeting cancelled
2021-02-18SenateReferred to Ethics and Elections; Rules
2021-02-11SenateFiled

Same As/Similar To

H61 (Same As) 2021-04-30 - Died on Second Reading Calendar

Florida State Sources


Bill Comments

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