HI SCR52 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-04-01 - Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Petitioning Congress For A Limited Amendments Convention To Restore Free And Fair Elections By Addressing Concerns Raised By The Decision Of The United States Supreme Court In Citizens United V. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.s. 310 (2010) And Related Cases And Address Whether Money Spent On Candidate Elections And Ballot Measures Should Constitute "speech" Under The First Amendment.

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Title

United States Constitutional Convention; Citizens United; Free and Fair Elections; Constitutional Amendment (SD1)

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-04-01SenateReport adopted, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
2015-04-01SenateReported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1220), as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of referral to JDL.
2015-03-31SenateThe committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Espero, Galuteria; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Keith-Agaran ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Slom; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Baker.
2015-03-25SenateThe committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-15 1:15PM in conference room 229.
2015-03-13SenateReferred to PSM, JDL.
2015-03-06SenateOffered.

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