97th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Bills Indexed by Subject
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS


BillSponsor Bill StringDate/Last Action
 Bill Information
HB436Funderburk, Doug SCS HCS HB 4369/11/2013 Failed to Pass over Veto (S)
  1204S.04T - Establishes the Second Amendment Preservation Act which rejects all federal acts that infringe on a Missouri citizens' rights under the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution
HCR3Sommer, Chrissy HCR 33/27/2013 Voted Do Pass (H)
  0633L.01I - Petitions the United States Congress to propose a federal balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution
HCR4Scharnhorst, Dwight HCR 43/27/2013 Voted Do Pass (H)
  0385H.01I - Submits to Congress a proposed federal balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution
HCR23Fitzpatrick, Scott HCR 233/14/2013 Voted Do Pass (H)
  1565H.01I - Proposes to rescind Missouri's call for a constitutional convention for the purposes of adopting a balanced budget amendment
HCR36Morgan, Judy HCR 365/17/2013 Referred: General Laws
  2011L.01I - Establishes Missouri's ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution
HJR2Black, Linda HJR 22/20/2013 Referred: Elections
  0210H.02I - Proposes a constitutional amendment reducing the number of members of the Missouri House of Representatives from 163 to 120 and increasing the number of members of the Missouri Senate from 34 to 40 beginning in 2023
HJR3Elmer, Kevin HJR 33/5/2013 Voted Do Pass (H)
  0126L.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing an exemption for certain property from personal property tax for active-duty military personnel stationed outside the country
HJR4Neth, Myron HJR 44/29/2013 Public Hearing Scheduled (S)
  0522H.01P - Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing a member of the General Assembly to serve the 16-year maximum in any proportion in either chamber as long as he or she serves no more than 16 years total
HJR5Cox, Stanley SCS HCS HJRs 5 & 125/13/2013 Referred: Senate Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight
  0646S.03C - Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that general law may require a person to provide valid government-issued photo identification in order to vote in an election
HJR7Smith, Jason HJR 72/12/2013 HCS Reported Do Pass (H)
  0233H.02I - Proposes a constitutional amendment affirming the right of farmers and ranchers to engage in modern farming and ranching practices and the right of a citizen to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife
HJR8Solon, Sheila HJR 85/16/2013 Executive Session Held (S)
  0778H.01P - Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the State Lottery Commission to develop and sell a Veterans Lottery Ticket with proceeds to go to the Veterans Commission Capital Improvement Trust Fund
HJR9Fitzwater, Paul HJR 95/17/2013 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education
  0965L.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment changing the composition of the State Board of Education
HJR10Reiboldt, Bill HJR 101/31/2013 Referred: Agriculture Policy
  0131H.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring a four-sevenths voter majority approval of an initiative petition related to crop production, livestock, or agriculture in order for it to take effect
HJR11Reiboldt, Bill CCS#2 SS HCS HJRs 11 & 75/22/2013 Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
  0132H.05T - Proposes a constitutional amendment affirming the right of farmers and ranchers to engage in modern farming and ranching practices
HJR12Cox, Stanley HJR 122/6/2013 HCS Reported Do Pass (H)
  0885H.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that general law may require a person to provide valid government-issued photo identification in order to vote in an election
HJR13Walton Gray, Rochelle HJR 131/31/2013 Referred: Elections
  0339L.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting a person from serving more than 16 years in the General Assembly in any proportion between the House of Representatives and the Senate
HJR14Jones, Timothy HCS#2 HJR 145/15/2013 Second read and referred: Senate Appropriations
  0153H.12P - Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing the General Assembly to issue bonds to fund higher education improvements, construction, landscaping, land or building purchases, and transportation infrastructure
HJR15Brattin, Rick HCS HJR 154/24/2013 Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
  0517L.04C - Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that the right of every citizen to possess or purchase ammunition for the proper functioning of arms must not be infringed or limited
HJR16McCaherty, John SCS HJR 165/22/2013 Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
  0895S.02T - Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing relevant evidence of prior criminal acts to be admissible in prosecutions for crimes of a sexual nature involving a victim under 18 years of age
HJR17Burlison, Eric HJR 175/16/2013 Second read and referred: Senate Appropriations
  0526L.01P - Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting state appropriations in any fiscal year from exceeding certain limits
HJR18Schupp, Jill HJR 182/14/2013 Referred: Elections
  0679L.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting a person from serving more than 16 years in the General Assembly in any proportion split between the House of Representatives and the Senate
HJR19Bahr, Kurt HJR 194/15/2013 Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
  0869L.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that each citizen has an inherent liberty that includes being able to make decisions regarding lawful health care related services or products
HJR20Hampton, Kent HJR 203/5/2013 Action Postponed (H)
  1169H.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment reducing the number of members of the House of Representatives from 163 to 120 and increasing the number of members of the Senate from 34 to 40 beginning in 2023
HJR21Scharnhorst, Dwight HJR 212/7/2013 Referred: Elections
  1279H.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment limiting the total service in the General Assembly to 16 years in any proportion between the House of Representatives and the Senate
HJR22Neth, Myron HJR 224/10/2013 Referred: Rules
  0970L.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing an increase in the level of school district bonded indebtedness
HJR23Hinson, Dave HCS HJR 233/14/2013 Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
  1168H.04C - Proposes a constitutional amendment imposing an 1% temporary, 10-year increase in the state sales and use tax to be used for transportation projects
HJR24Riddle, Jeanie HJR 242/27/2013 Referred: General Laws
  1102H.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment reducing the length of time a person must be a member of an organization before participating in the operation of a bingo game and removes the advertising restrictions
HJR26Richardson, Todd HCS HJR 265/3/2013 Public Hearing Scheduled (S)
  1357L.04P - Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that parents have a fundamental right to exercise exclusive control over the care, custody, upbringing, and education of their minor children
HJR27Hicks, Ron HJR 273/5/2013 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1370H.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment protecting a citizen's right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife and the use of traditional devices and methods to exercise the right
HJR28Marshall, Nick HJR 283/13/2013 Referred: Workforce Development and Workplace Safety
  1687L.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that the right of an individual to work cannot be denied or abridged on account of his or her membership or lack thereof in any labor organization or labor union
HJR29Houghton, Jay HJR 293/5/2013 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1647H.02I - Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing the elected office of the Secretary of Agriculture and eliminates the Department of Agriculture as an executive department
HJR30Solon, Sheila HJR 303/7/2013 Referred: General Laws
  1773L.02I - Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring any law creating a new tax credit or extending an existing tax credit to reduce the allowable amount of other tax credits
HJR31Marshall, Nick HJR 315/17/2013 Referred: Downsizing State Government
  1759L.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment changing the laws regarding sessions of the General Assembly
HJR32Neth, Myron HJR 324/9/2013 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1766L.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing nonpartisan procedures for apportioning the state into state senatorial and legislative districts on the basis of population
HJR33Ross, Robert HJR 333/28/2013 Referred: Tourism and Natural Resources
  1556H.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment to transfer the Soil and Water Sales Tax Fund to the Department of Agriculture and the State Park Sales Tax Fund to the Division of Tourism
HJR34Butler, Michael HJR 345/17/2013 Referred: General Laws
  0483H.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing anyone elected to the General Assembly after November 1, 2014, to serve up to 12 years in any one house and up to 24 years total in both houses
HJR35Jones, Caleb HCS HJR 354/24/2013 Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
  2105H.03C - Modifies constitutional provisions regarding the right to keep and bear arms
HJR36Jones, Caleb HJR 365/17/2013 Referred: Tourism and Natural Resources
  2213L.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring all rules and regulations of the Missouri Conservation Commission to comply with statutory rulemaking requirements except for rules regarding hunting and fishing seasons
HJR37Cookson, Steve HJR 375/17/2013 Referred: Ways and Means
  2223H.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment exempting disabled military veterans from the payment of property taxes
HJR39Gatschenberger, Chuck HJR 395/17/2013 Referred: Local Government
  2249H.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment that consolidates the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County into a single governing entity
HJR40Gatschenberger, Chuck HJR 405/17/2013 Referred: Local Government
  1420H.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment to make the City of St. Louis part of St. Louis county
SB54Lamping, John SB 541/9/2013 Read First Time (S)
  0304S.01I - Requires the joint election of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor
SCR6Justus, Jolie SCR 61/24/2013 Introduced and First Read (S)
  0276S.01I - Urges ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution
SJR1Lager, Brad SJR 12/12/2013 Perfected (S)
  0076S.01I - Grants the General Assembly the power to limit by statute jury awards of noneconomic damages
SJR2Lager, Brad SJR 23/14/2013 SCS Reported Do Pass (S)
  0314S.01I - Amends the Constitution to limit general revenue appropriations and mandate state income tax rate reductions in certain situations
SJR3Schaefer, Kurt SJR 312/1/2012 Prefiled in the Senate (S)
  0268S.02I - Amends the Constitution to provide the authority for a Fifth State Building Bond issue
SJR4Lamping, John SJR 412/1/2012 Prefiled in the Senate (S)
  0303S.01I - Requires the joint election of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor beginning in the year 2016
SJR5Lamping, John SJR 53/5/2013 SCS Reported Do Pass (S)
  0301S.01I - Requires the legislative session to end in late March rather than mid-May, beginning with the 99th General Assembly in 2017
SJR7Dixon, Bob SJR 712/7/2012 Prefiled in the Senate (S)
  0379S.01I - Modifies provisions regarding members and meetings of Missouri Senate and House of Representatives apportionment commissions
SJR8Dixon, Bob SJR 82/13/2013 Offered (S)
  0178S.02I - Removes obsolete language and adds that judges from the Court of Appeals shall serve as a reapportionment commission
SJR10Nasheed, Jamilah SJR 101/10/2013 Introduced and First Read (S)
  0840S.01I - Limits the total service in the General Assembly to sixteen years in any proportion between the Senate and the House of Representatives
SJR11Curls, Shalonn SJR 111/16/2013 Introduced and First Read (S)
  0323S.01I - Increases the amount of time for repaying the Budget Reserve Fund, when funds from the Budget Reserve Fund are appropriated due to a disaster, or the Governor's reduction of the state's expenditures
SJR15Schaaf, Rob SJR 151/31/2013 Introduced and First Read (S)
  1355S.01I - Modifies the Constitution to allow for propensity evidence in prosecutions for crimes of a sexual nature involving a victim under the age of eighteen
SJR16Hinson, Dave HCS SS#2 SCS SJR 165/17/2013 Placed on Informal Calendar
  1261H.09C - Imposes a temporary one cent sales and use tax for transportation purposes
SJR17Nieves, Brian SJR 172/14/2013 Third Read and Passed (S)
  1412S.01I - Prohibits Missouri state government from recognizing, enforcing, or acting in furtherance of certain actions of the federal government
SJR18Schmitt, Eric SJR 182/28/2013 Reported Do Pass (S)
  0849S.01I - Modifies provisions relating to meetings of apportionment commissions and prohibits commission members from serving in General Assembly for six years after service on commission
SJR19Lager, Brad SJR 192/11/2013 Read First Time (S)
  1569S.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment to create term limits for all statewide elected officials
SJR20Curls, Shalonn SJR 202/20/2013 Introduced and First Read (S)
  1747S.01I - Authorizes the creation of Show-me Small Business Districts
SJR21LeVota, Paul SJR 211/1/0001
  1771S.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment to replace the Highways and Transportation Commission with a Director of Transportation
SJR23Cunningham, Mike SJR 232/14/2013 Reported Do Pass-Placed on Third Read Consent Calendar (S)
  1955S.01I - Removes duties of the Lieutenant Governor regarding the Missouri Senate