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FL S0630

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Status

Introduced

10/22/2015

Primary Sponsor

Aaron Bean

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Applies to Congress under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to call a convention for proposing an amendment limiting the number of terms for U.S. House Representatives and U.S. Senators.

  • References Florida voters' 1992 approval of congressional term limits (76% support) and the 1995 Supreme Court ruling in U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton that invalidated state-imposed term limits.

  • Specifies this application is a continuing application that will aggregate with other states' applications on the same subject to achieve the two-thirds majority required under Article V.

  • Voids the application retroactively if used to call a convention with any agenda other than congressional term limits for the House and Senate.

  • Does not revoke Senate Memorial 476 from the 2014 Legislature but constitutes a separate, independent application on congressional term limits.

Legislative Description

Article V Convention for Congressional Term Limits

Last Action

Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HM 417 (Adopted)

2/10/2016

Committee Referrals

Rules11/18/2015
Ethics and Elections11/4/2015

Full Bill Text

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