Bill Text: MO HJR76 | 2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring four-sevenths majority for voter approval of any initiative relating to bird, fish, game, wildlife, or forestry resources
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-04-22 - Public Hearing Held (S) [HJR76 Detail]
Download: Missouri-2010-HJR76-Comm_Sub.html
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 76
95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Reported from the Committee on Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources, April 15, 2010, with recommendation that the Senate Committee Substitute do pass.
TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.
3938S.02C
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri an amendment repealing section 44 of article IV of the Constitution of Missouri, and adopting one new section in lieu thereof relating to bird, fish, game, wildlife, or forestry resources.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring therein:
That at the next general election to be held in the state of Missouri, on Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2010, or at a special election to be called by the governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to the qualified voters of this state, for adoption or rejection, the following amendment to article IV of the Constitution of the state of Missouri:
Section A. Section 44, article IV, Constitution of Missouri, is repealed and one new section adopted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 44, article IV, to read as follows:
Section 44. 1. Sections 40-43, inclusive, of this article shall be self-enforcing, and laws not inconsistent therewith may be enacted in aid thereof. All existing laws inconsistent with this article shall no longer remain in force or effect.
2. No initiative proposal relating to the opportunity to harvest bird, fish, game, wildlife, or forestry resources shall take effect unless approved by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast thereon, except that this provision shall not apply to any initiative proposal involving the establishment, amendment, or repeal of sales taxes for conservation purposes.
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