HJR 38 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Proposes a Constitutional amendment prohibiting a statutory initiative measure approved by the voters to be amended or repealed by the General Assembly, except under certain conditions

HJR 38 proposes a constitutional amendment in Missouri that would prevent the state legislature from amending or repealing laws approved directly by voters through the initiative process, except under three specific conditions. It directly affects voters who use the initiative process to pass laws and the Missouri General Assembly, which would lose the ability to change those laws without meeting strict criteria. The key provisions require that any legislative change to a voter-approved law must either wait six years, secure a 3/4 vote in both legislative chambers, or be approved by voters in the next general election. This would make it significantly harder for the legislature to alter laws passed by citizen initiatives.
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Dec 2024
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Introduced Dec 30, 2024 Last action May 15, 2025
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Dec 30, 2024
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Eric Woods
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