JOINT RESOLUTION · 2009–10 SESSION

HJR 4212: Amendment notice

Changing the notice requirement for amendments submitted to the people.

Summary

Amends the state Constitution (Constitution) to eliminate the requirement that any proposed constitutional amendment submitted to the people be published at least four times during the four weeks preceding the election in every legal newspaper in the state.
Amends the Constitution to require public notice of the proposed constitutional amendment in a manner that would provide every voter an opportunity to study the proposal.

From the House Bill Analysis 2009 (HJR 4212), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

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

HJR 4212 (2025–26) Vacancies in partisan office · Did not pass · died in committee
HJR 4212 (2023–24) Right to hunt and fish · Did not pass · died in committee
HJR 4212 (2021–22) Tax acts referendum · Did not pass · died in committee
HJR 4212 (2019–20) Community redevel. financing · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HJR 4212 (2015–16) Public safety/paramount duty · Did not pass · died in committee
HJR 4212 (2013–14) Continuity of govt/emergency · Did not pass · died in committee
HJR 4212 (2011–12) Tax increase legislation · Did not pass · died in committee
HJR 4212 (2007–08) Governance for counties · Did not pass · died in committee