BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

SB 6323: Initiative & referendum

Revising initiative filing fee procedures.

Summary

$ Requires proposers of an initiative or referendum to deposit a $100 fee or submit the signatures of 100 registered voters. The $100 fee is refundable upon showing that sufficient petitions have been printed and delivered to the petitioner, or that the required number of signatures has been obtained.

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Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

AN ACT Relating to requirements for filing an initiative or referendum;

Passed February 15, 2002

Version voted on: SB 6323

36 Yea 12 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	24	1	0	0
Republican	12	11	0	1

How each member voted

Mar 14, 2002By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
Feb 28, 2002Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 28, 2002SG - Majority; do pass.
Feb 28, 2002SG - Executive action taken by committee.
Feb 17, 2002First reading, referred to State Government.
Feb 15, 2002Third reading, passed; yeas, 36; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 1.
Feb 15, 2002Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 13, 2002Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 12, 2002Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
Jan 25, 2002Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Jan 24, 2002SLG - Majority; do pass.
Jan 15, 2002First reading, referred to State & Local Government.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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