HJR 78 -- ADOPTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

SPONSOR:  Smith (150)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Special Committee on
General Laws by a vote of 13 to 0.

Upon voter approval, this constitutional amendment requires a
three-fifths majority vote to amend the Missouri Constitution.
Constitutional amendments adopted between November 1, 2001, and
November 1, 2010, may be repealed in full by a simple majority
vote if it implicates the repeal of a specific amendment and it
doesn't substantively change the law.

FISCAL NOTE:  Estimated Effect on General Revenue Fund of an
income of $0 or a cost of More than $7,000,000 in FY 2011, an
income of $0 in FY 2012, and an income of $0 in FY 2013.  No
impact on Other State Funds in FY 2011, FY 2012, and FY 2013.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill will amend the state
constitution to make it consistent with the provisions of the
constitution of most other states.  Missouri is one of a few
states which requires only a simple majority for the adoption of
an amendment.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Smith (150); Missouri
Farm Bureau; Missouri Cattlemens Association; and Missouri
Federation of Animal Owners.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
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