Second Regular Session H.C.R. 2015
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.C.R. 2015
(Reference to House engrossed resolution)
Page 2, line 21, after "and" insert "for an INITIATIVE or referendum to approve a tax,"
Line 23, after "otherwise" insert "and for all other initiatives and referendums, shall become law when APPROVED by a MAJORITY of the votes cast thereon and upon proclamation of the governor, and not otherwise"
Lines 26 and 27, after "measure" insert "to approve a tax that is"
Line 28, after "thereon" insert "and for all other initiatives and referendums, the veto power of the governor shall not extend to initiatives and referendums APPROVED by a MAJORITY of the votes cast thereon"
Lines 31 and 33, after "measure" insert "to approve a tax that is"
Line 34, after "thereon" insert "and for all other initiatives and referendums, the legislature shall not have the power to repeal an initiative measure APPROVED by a MAJORITY of the votes cast thereon and shall not have the power to repeal a referendum measure decided by a MAJORITY of the votes cast thereon"
Lines 37 and 38, after "measure" insert "to approve a tax that is"
Line 43, after the period insert "For all other initiatives and referendums, the legislature shall not have the power to amend an initiative measure APPROVED by a MAJORITY of the votes cast thereon and shall not have the power to amend a referendum measure decided by a MAJORITY of the votes cast thereon, unless the amending legislation furthers the purposes of such measure and at least three-fourths of the members of each house of the legislature, by a roll call of ayes and nays, vote to amend such measure."
Page 3, lines 3 and 4, after "measure" insert "that also approves a tax that is"
Line 9, after the period insert "For all other initiatives and referendums, the legislature shall not have the power to appropriate or divert funds created or allocated to a specific purpose by an INITIATIVE measure APPROVED by a MAJORITY of the votes cast thereon and shall not have the power to appropriate or divert funds created or allocated to a specific purpose by a referendum measure decided by a MAJORITY of the votes cast thereon, unless the appropriation or diversion of funds furthers the purposes of such measure and at least three-fourths of the members of each house of the legislature, by a roll call of ayes and nays, vote to APPROPRIATE or divert such funds."
Page 4, line 40, after "amendments" insert "to approve a tax"
Line 42, after "law" insert "and for all other measures or amendments, declaring such measures as are APPROVED by a majority of those voting thereon to be law"
Page 5, lines 2 and 4, after "measure" insert "to approve a tax that is"
Line 9, after the period insert "For all other initiatives and referendums, the legislature shall not have the power to adopt any measure that supersedes, in whole or in part, any INITIATIVE measure APPROVED by a MAJORITY of the votes cast thereon and shall not have the power to adopt any MEASURE that supersedes, in whole or in part, any referendum measure decided by a MAJORITY of the votes cast thereon, unless the superseding measure furthers the purposes of the initiative or referendum measure and at least three-fourths of the members of each house of the legislature, by a roll call of ayes and nays, vote to supersede such initiative or referendum measure."
Page 6, line 1, after "and" insert "for any PROPOSED amendment or amendments to approve a tax,"
Line 6, after "constitution" insert "and for any other proposed amendment or amendments, if a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon shall approve and ratify such proposed amendment or amendments in the regular or SPECIAL election, such amendment or amendments shall become a part of this constitution."
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