Constitutional Amendments
South Dakota 2023 Regular Session
Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article III of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, to limit terms of service for legislators to eight years. [SJR-504]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article III of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, to limit terms of service for legislators to eight years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Aaron Aylward
Scheduled For Hearing on 02/13/2023
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Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, limiting the amount of ad valorem tax on real property, and limiting the increase in the assessed value of real property. [SJR-503]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, limiting the amount of ad valorem tax on real property, and limiting the increase in the assessed value of real property.
Sponsored by: Rep. Phil Jensen
Scheduled For Hearing on 02/07/2023
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South Dakota 2023 Regular Session
Require the secretary of state to determine if a legislatively proposed constitutional amendment complies with the single subject requirement and is not a constitutional revision. [HB-1140]
[Elections ]
Require the secretary of state to determine if a legislatively proposed constitutional amendment complies with the single subject requirement and is not a constitutional revision.
Sponsored by: Rep. Hugh Bartels
Signed By The Governor On March 27, 2023 H.j. 545 on 03/27/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2023 [SB-218]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the collective bargaining process for State employees, including by requiring the selection of a neutral arbitrator to oversee all aspects of collective bargaining, establishing a process of arbitration in the event of impasse, and providing that certain decisions of a neutral arbitrator are advisory; requiring that each budget bill contain the appropriations necessary to implement all terms and conditions of employment in certain memoranda of understanding for the next ensuing fiscal year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing Canceled (budget And Taxation) on 01/26/2023
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Alaska 33rd Legislature
Const. Am: Approp Limit [HJR-2]
[Budget and Spending ]
Const. Am: Approp Limit
Sponsored by: Rep. Will Stapp
Referred To Finance on 04/20/2023
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Increasing salary for certain state employees [SB-423]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to raise the salaries of certain state employees including: WV State Police and certain personnel; public school teachers; and school service personnel.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Woelfel
Chapter 242, Acts, Regular Session, 2023 on 05/01/2023
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South Dakota 2023 Regular Session
Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election, an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, authorizing the state to impose work requirements on certain individuals who are eligible for expanded Medicaid. [HJR-5004]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Elections ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election, an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, authorizing the state to impose work requirements on certain individuals who are eligible for expanded Medicaid.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Stalzer
Scheduled For Hearing on 02/24/2023
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South Dakota 2023 Regular Session
Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election a new section to Article VI of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the right of a person to reject certain medical procedures. [HJR-5003]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election a new section to Article VI of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the right of a person to reject certain medical procedures.
Sponsored by: Rep. Phil Jensen
Scheduled For Hearing on 01/25/2023
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to the Constitution of Tennessee, to provide for the people to propose laws by initiative. [SJR-41]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Proposes constitutional amendment to allow people to propose laws by initiative.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Yarbro
Failed In Senate Judiciary Committee on 03/29/2023
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article I of the Constitution of Tennessee, relative to the right to the preservation of natural resources. [HJR-50]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
Proposes adding a provision establishing the right to clean air, pure water, and the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic, and esthetic values of the state's environment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Justin Jones
Sponsor Change. on 01/25/2024
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article II, Section 3, Article III, Sections 4 and 17, Article VI, Sections 3, 4, 5, and 13, and Article VII, Sections 1, 3, and 4, of the Constitution of Tennessee, relative to term limits. [HJR-45]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Proposes amendment to establish a term limit of 16 years for all state and local public officials, except for the governor, for whom a term limit is established of eight years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bryan Richey
Failed In S/c Public Service Subcommittee Of State Government Committee on 03/14/2023
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South Dakota 2023 Regular Session
Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election amendments to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota revising and establishing certain constitutional provisions regarding the lieutenant governor and the presiding officers of the Senate and House of Representatives. [SJR-502]
[Elections ]
Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election amendments to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota revising and establishing certain constitutional provisions regarding the lieutenant governor and the presiding officers of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Sponsored by: Rep. Hugh Bartels
House Of Representatives Do Pass, Failed, Yeas 27, Nays 43. H.j. 409 on 02/28/2023
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to the Constitution of Tennessee, to provide for the people to propose laws by initiative. [HJR-42]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Proposes amendment to allow people to propose laws by initiative.
Sponsored by: Rep. G.A. Hardaway
Failed In S/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee Of Local Government Committee on 03/13/2024
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Constitutional amendment; marriage between two individuals. [HJR-553]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Religion ]
Constitutional amendment (first reference); marriage between two individuals; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry. Repeals the constitutional provision defining marriage as only a union between one man and one woman as well as the related provisions that are no longer valid as a result of the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015). The amendment provides that the right to marry is a fundamental right inherent in the liberty of persons and requires the Commonwealth and its
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Left In Privileges And Elections on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters, felon disenfranchisement. [HJR-555]
[Voting Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Constitutional amendment (first reference); qualifications of voters; felon disenfranchisement; automatic restoration of voting rights. Provides that the General Assembly shall provide by general law an exemption to the prohibition that disqualifies a convicted felon from being qualified to vote. The amendment allows the exemption to be created for a person who has been convicted of a nonviolent felony and who has completed his sentence of imprisonment, including any period of probation or postrelease supervision, and has made payment in full of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Carrie Coyner
Left In Privileges And Elections on 02/07/2023
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Alaska 33rd Legislature
Const. Am: 90 Day Regular Session [SJR-5]
[Elections ]
Const. Am: 90 Day Regular Session
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Claman
Cosponsor(s): Myers on 03/17/2023
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Increasing Homestead Property Tax Exemption for homeowners [SB-201]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
The purpose of this bill is to increase the Homestead Exemption for homeowners from $20,000 to $40,000.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Caputo
Filed For Introduction on 01/13/2023
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South Dakota 2023 Regular Session
Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring an intervening general election occur before an initiated constitutional amendment that is substantially similar to an initiated amendment that was previously voted on and rejected may be submitted to a vote of the electors. [HJR-5001]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring an intervening general election occur before an initiated constitutional amendment that is substantially similar to an initiated amendment that was previously voted on and rejected may be submitted to a vote of the electors.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Bolin
Scheduled For Hearing H.j. 1 on 01/20/2023
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article II, Section 31 of the Constitution of Tennessee, to allow the investment of state funds in equities. [SJR-34]
[Finance ]
[Investments ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Proposes an amendment to Article II, Section 31 of the Constitution of Tennessee authorizing the governing body or state official charged with carrying out the purpose or objectives of a fund or trust that is administered or invested by the Treasury and that contains state funds, in whole or in part, to adopt, with approval of the Treasurer and the Comptroller of the Treasury, an investment policy to authorize all or part of such fund or trust to be invested such that the state would become an owner, in whole or in part, of any bank or a stockholder
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ken Yager
Failed To Adopt, Ayes 17, Nays 16 on 04/06/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference). [SJR-255]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
Constitutional amendment (first reference); fundamental right to reproductive freedom. Provides that every individual has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom and that the right to make and effectuate one's own decisions about all matters related to one's pregnancy cannot be denied, burdened, or otherwise infringed upon by the Commonwealth, unless justified by a compelling state interest and achieved by the least restrictive means. The amendment prohibits the Commonwealth from penalizing, prosecuting, or otherwise taking adverse action
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/22/2023