Resolution requesting Congress to propose a constitutional amendment and, if Congress does not propose an amendment, applying to Congress to call a constitutional convention to propose an amendment clarifying the rights protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and not the rights of artificial entities and that spending money to influence elections is not speech under the First Amendment
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2013
Committee Review
Mar 2014
Senate Passage
May 2013
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2013
Last action May 15, 2014
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Mar 4, 2014
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt as amended
lower
May 3, 2013
Committee
Senate file first reading, referred for comparison HF276
lower
May 3, 2013
Introduced
Received from Senate
lower
May 2, 2013
Upper · Passed
Third reading Passed
upper
May 2, 2013
Introduced
Special Order: Amended
upper
Mar 18, 2013
Upper · Passed
Comm report: To pass
upper
Mar 4, 2013
Upper · Passed
Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Rules and Administration
upper
Jan 10, 2013
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
upper
Jan 10, 2013
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Marty
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Carlos Mariani
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Carly Melin
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Carolyn Laine
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Chris A. Eaton
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Connie Bernardy
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
DS
Dan Schoen
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Frank Hornstein
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Gregory D. Clausen
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Jim Davnie
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Joe Atkins
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
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