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FL S0324

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

1/3/2024

Primary Sponsor

Blaise Ingoglia

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Origin

Senate

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Florida Legislature applies to Congress under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to call a convention limited solely to proposing a balanced budget amendment requiring total federal appropriations not exceed total estimated federal revenues in any fiscal year, absent a national emergency
  • Application is intended to be aggregated with similar balanced budget amendment applications from 26 other named states (including Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Texas, and others) toward reaching the two-thirds threshold required to call a convention
  • Resolution explicitly prohibits aggregation with applications on any other subject and automatically revokes itself if used to support a convention with any agenda beyond the balanced budget amendment
  • Builds on prior Florida legislative actions on this topic, including Senate Concurrent Resolution 10 (2010), Senate Memorial 658 (2014), and Senate Memorial 176 (2023)
  • Application remains in effect as a continuing application until at least two-thirds of state legislatures have made applications on the same subject, and copies are to be sent to the U.S. President, congressional leaders, Florida's congressional delegation, and all state legislatures

Legislative Description

Balanced Federal Budget

Last Action

Laid on Table, refer to HCR 703

2/1/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules1/16/2024

Full Bill Text

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