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FL H1179
Joint Resolution
Status
2/19/2021
Primary Sponsor
Mike Beltran
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AI Summary
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Proposes constitutional amendments to abolish the Constitution Revision Commission, which convenes at 20-year intervals and is scheduled to next meet in 2037.
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Removes language from Article II, Section 5 that currently allows public officers to serve as members of a constitution revision commission, replacing it with reference only to the taxation and budget reform commission and constitutional convention.
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Repeals Article XI, Section 2 of the State Constitution, which governs the Constitution Revision Commission.
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Amends Article XI, Section 5 to remove the revision commission as a method for proposing constitutional amendments or revisions to voters.
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Preserves other methods of constitutional amendment including citizen initiative, constitutional convention, the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission, and legislative joint resolution.
Legislative Description
Abolishing the Constitution Revision Commission
Last Action
Laid on Table, Refer to SJR 204
4/26/2021