Amendments to the State Constitution
Summary
Amendments to the State Constitution; Revises provisions relating to amendments to State Constitution including initiative petitions; handling petitions; sponsor & petition circulator registration; signature verification procedures; signature revocation; record retention; duties & responsibilities of supervisors of elections, Division of Elections, & DOS; Financial Impact Estimating Conference; certification of elections involving constitutional amendments; public funding; & criminal penalties.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Signed May 2, 2025
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The bill's formatting and header information were updated from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled version, indicating it has been approved by both legislative chambers and is ready for the Governor's signature. No substantive policy changes, amendments to the State Constitution, or modifications to the underlying legislation were made in this version.
TECHNICAL
Document status changed from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' with updated page headers and footers, reflecting final passage through the legislative process.
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2025 · House Apr 3, 2025
How they voted
28–10
Passed
Total votes 38
May 1, 2025
D
Democratic10
100% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
62
Key actions
19
Committee
12
May 2, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 28 NAYS 9
upper
May 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (258567)
upper
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 81, NAYS 30
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment 476344 as amended
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment 258567 adopted
lower
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 28 NAYS 10
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (476344)
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 76, NAYS 31
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment 914213 adopted
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment 796099 adopted
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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