HF 764 - Requires the Legislature to Publish Proposed Constitutional Amendments - Iowa Key Vote
Daniel Huseman voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- May 10, 2019
- Senate Bill Passed
- April 27, 2019
- House Bill Passed
- April 22, 2019
- Introduced
- April 4, 2019
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Title: Requires the Legislature to Publish Proposed Constitutional Amendments
Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds
Title: Requires the Legislature to Publish Proposed Constitutional Amendments
Title: Requires the Legislature to Publish Proposed Constitutional Amendments
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
A vote to pass a bill that requires the legislature, not the secretary of state, to publish proposed constitutional amendments to the public.
Highlights:
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Amends state code to require that the state legislature publish proposed constitutional amendments to the public rather than the secretary of state (Sec. 1).
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Requires that notification of proposed amendments be published once a month, in 2 newspapers in each congressional district, as well as on the state legislature’s website (Sec. 1).
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Requires that proof of publication be filed by the state legislature in the office of the secretary of state (Sec. 2).
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Specifies that expenses incurred by the requirements of this bill will be paid out of money appropriated to the secretary of state (Sec. 4).
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Specifies that a proposed amendment cannot be determined invalid as a result of an error or omission in the published notification of said amendment (Sec. 5).
Title: Requires the Legislature to Publish Proposed Constitutional Amendments
Committee Sponsors
- Government Oversight Committee (Sponsor)