Referendum
Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)
Death benefit; assault; first responders. [SCR-1006]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Death benefit; assault; first responders.
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Gettr Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)
Initiative; referendum; signatures; electronic submittal [HB-2152]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Initiative; referendum; signatures; electronic submittal
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Congressional Districting Plan [SB-1012]
[Elections ]
Establishing the composition of the eight districts in the State of Maryland for the election of members to the United States House of Representatives; and requiring that a certain question be submitted to the qualified voters of the State if the Act is petitioned to referendum under Article XVI of the Maryland Constitution.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive Liberty [HB-1171]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Elections ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Rights ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to establish that every person, as a central component of the individual's rights to liberty and equality, has the fundamental right to reproductive liberty; prohibiting the State from directly or indirectly denying, burdening, or abridging the right unless justified by a compelling State interest achieved by the least restrictive means; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State at the next general election to be held in November 2022.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Cannabis - Legalization and Regulation (Cannabis Legalization and Equity Act) [HB-1342]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Legalizing the possession and use of a certain amount of cannabis by a person of at least a certain age; providing for expungement of records, dismissal of charges, and commutation of sentences in certain cases involving cannabis-related charges; providing for a system of regulation of the sale of cannabis by the Maryland Department of Health and local jurisdictions; and providing for the taxation of the sale of cannabis in the State.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Estates and Trusts - Cross-Jurisdictional Probate Judges [HB-951]
[Law Enforcement ]
Creating the office of cross-jurisdictional probate judge in each judicial circuit; and authorizing a cross-jurisdictional probate judge to adjudicate matters within the jurisdiction of the orphans' court on the request of an interested person.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Legislation - Spending Mandates - Three-Fifths Vote and Limited Duration Requirement [HB-976]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
Requiring that any bill that requires the Governor to make an appropriation in the State budget may not become law without at least a three-fifths supermajority in each House and may only remain effective for 4 years.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Cannabis Reform [SB-833]
[Cannabis ]
[Small Business ]
[Crime ]
[Economic Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to conduct a baseline study of cannabis use in the State; establishing the Cannabis Business Assistance Fund in the Department of Commerce to provide assistance to small, minority, and women-owned businesses entering the adult-use cannabis industry; altering certain provisions relating to penalties, charging procedures, expungement, shielding, and sentencing for certain marijuana-related offenses; legalizing the use and possession of marijuana under certain circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Circuit Court for Howard County – Judges Sitting as Orphans’ Court Ho. Co. 06–22 [HB-868]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the judges of the Circuit Court for Howard County to sit as the Orphans' Court for Howard County; repealing a requirement that the qualified voters of Howard County elect three Orphans' Court judges for the county; and exempting Howard County from a provision of law authorizing a party to appeal a final judgment of an orphans' court to the circuit court of the county.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
General Assembly - Term Limits [HB-847]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Limiting the number of consecutive terms as either a Senator or a Delegate to which a person may be elected; specifying how service for a partial term shall be considered for purposes of the term limits; and providing that this provision does not prohibit a person who was elected to serve a further consecutive term in the same office in the November 2022 election from serving in the same office during the term beginning in January 2023.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Cannabis – Legalization and Regulation (Cannabis Legalization and Reparations for the War on Drugs Act) [SB-692]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Legalizing the use and possession of a certain amount of cannabis by an individual who is at least 21 years of age; providing for the clearing of criminal records and disposition of certain charges relating to the use and possession of cannabis; and establishing a system for the regulation and taxation of the market for the production and sale of cannabis in the State.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Gaming – Video Lottery Operation License – Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport [HB-733]
[Gaming ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Altering the number of video lottery operation licenses and video lottery terminals that may be awarded by the Video Lottery Facility Location Commission to provide for the award of a video lottery operation license at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport under certain conditions; providing that a certain restriction on the number of video lottery operation licenses that may be awarded in a county or Baltimore City is not applicable; etc.
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Arizona Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)
Initiative; referendum; legislative districts; signatures [SCR-1025]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Initiative; referendum; legislative districts; signatures
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Damascus - Alcoholic Beverages - Class B Beer, Wine, and Liquor License Referendum MC 12-22 [HB-241]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Elections ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Montgomery County to issue a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license in Damascus (12th election district); and submitting the Act to a referendum of the qualified voters of the 12th election district in Montgomery County.
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Arizona Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)
Initiative; referendum; signatures; electronic submittal [HB-2078]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Initiative; referendum; signatures; electronic submittal
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Court of Appeals – Chief Judge – Senate Confirmation [SB-24]
[Elections ]
Changing the method for appointing the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals by requiring the Governor to obtain the advice and consent of the Senate on the appointment.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Municipal Incorporation – County Commissioners or County Council – Required Consideration of Referendum Request [HB-42]
[Elections ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the county commissioners or county council to approve a certain referendum request if a valid petition to incorporate a certain area as a municipality is presented by not less than 40% of the registered voters who are residents of the area proposed to be incorporated.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Constitutional Amendment - Cannabis - Adult Use and Possession [HB-1]
[Cannabis ]
Establishing that, on or after July 1, 2023, an individual in the State who is at least 21 years old may use and possess cannabis.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Declaration of Rights - Religious Freedom, Religious Tests, and Oaths and Affirmations [HB-181]
[Elections ]
[Religion ]
Altering and removing references to God from certain provisions relating to religious freedom, religious tests, and oaths and affirmations; and providing that the amendment to the Maryland Constitution proposed by Section 1 of the Act be submitted to the qualified voters of the State at the next general election to be held in November 2022 for adoption or rejection.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Proposing Amendments To Articles Ii, Iii, And Xvii Of The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Provide For Initiative, Referendum, And Recall. [HB-855]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Adds new sections to the Hawaii constitution. Allows for amendments by initiative to prevail and reserves the powers of initiative and referendum to the people. Provides steps for vote recalls.