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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1 – Initiatives, one subject

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1

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HJR001.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
INITIATIVES - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of
Idaho relating to initiatives to confirm that an initiative is an act and
shall embrace but one subject and matters properly connected therewith.
                                                                        
01/18    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/19    Rpt prt - to St Aff

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1
                                                                        
                                 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                  A JOINT RESOLUTION
  2    PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1, ARTICLE III, OF THE CONSTITUTION  OF  THE
  3        STATE  OF  IDAHO, RELATING TO INITIATIVES TO CONFIRM THAT AN INITIATIVE IS
  4        AN ACT AND SHALL EMBRACE BUT ONE SUBJECT AND  MATTERS  PROPERLY  CONNECTED
  5        THEREWITH; STATING THE QUESTION TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE; DIRECT-
  6        ING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO PREPARE THE STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY LAW; AND
  7        DIRECTING THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PUBLISH THE AMENDMENT AND ARGUMENTS AS
  8        REQUIRED BY LAW.
                                                                        
  9    Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 10        SECTION  1.  That Section 1, Article III, of the Constitution of the State
 11    of Idaho be amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 12             SECTION 1.  LEGISLATIVE POWER -- ENACTING CLAUSE  --  REFERENDUM
 13        --  INITIATIVE. The legislative power of the state shall be vested in
 14        a senate and house of representatives. The enacting clause  of  every
 15        bill  shall  be  as follows: "Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
 16        State of Idaho."
 17             The people reserve to themselves the power to approve or  reject
 18        at the polls any act or measure passed by the legislature. This power
 19        is  known  as the referendum, and legal voters may, under such condi-
 20        tions and in such manner as may be provided by acts of  the  legisla-
 21        ture,  demand  a  referendum vote on any act or measure passed by the
 22        legislature and cause the same to be submitted to a vote of the  peo-
 23        ple for their approval or rejection.
 24             The  people reserve to themselves the power to propose laws, and
 25        enact the same at the polls  independent  of  the  legislature.  This
 26        power  is  known  as the initiative, and legal voters may, under such
 27        conditions and in such manner as may be provided by acts of the  leg-
 28        islature,  initiate  any desired legislation and cause the same to be
 29        submitted to the vote of the people at a general election  for  their
 30        approval  or  rejection.  For purposes of Section 16, Article III, an
 31        initiative is an act and shall embrace but one  subject  and  matters
 32        properly connected therewith.
                                                                        
 33        SECTION  2.  The  question to be submitted to the electors of the State of
 34    Idaho at the next general election shall be as follows:
 35        "Shall Section 1, Article III, of the Constitution of the State  of  Idaho
 36    be amended to confirm that an initiative proposed by the people is an act sub-
 37    ject  to the provisions of Section 16, Article III, of the Constitution of the
 38    State of Idaho and therefore shall embrace but one subject and  matters  prop-
 39    erly connected therewith?".
                                                                        
 40        SECTION  3.  The Legislative Council is directed to prepare the statements
 41    required by Section 67-453, Idaho Code, and file the same.
                                                                        
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  1        SECTION 4.  The Secretary of State is hereby directed to publish this pro-
  2    posed constitutional amendment and arguments as required by law.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 16613

The purpose of this Joint Resolution is to amend section I,
Article III of the constitution of the State of Idaho to ensure
that initiatives embrace one subject.                       


                           FISCAL NOTE

None

                         

Contact
Name:  Rep. Jim Clark 
Phone: 332-1000

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                         HJR 1