. S.J.R. To pay all amounts of principal and interest due in such year on any bonds or motor vehicle license revenue anticipation certificates issued under the authority hereof, including refunding bonds or motor vehicle license revenue anticipation certificates, issued on behalf of the school board of such school district or board of trustees of such community college district; subject, however, to any covenants or agreements made by the state board concerning the rights between holders of different issues of such bonds or motor vehicle license revenue anticipation certificates, as herein authorized. proposed by Constitution Revision Commission, Revision No. 7, 2004, proposed by Initiative Petition filed with the Secretary of State April 1, 2003, adopted 2004, was redesignated section 25 by the editors in order to avoid confusion with section 22, relating to parental notice of termination of a minors pregnancy, as contained in Amendment No. for H.J.R. Senate Joint Resolution 4-2X proposed Article VI, relating to suffrage and elections. The right to confer with the prosecuting attorney concerning any plea agreements, participation in pretrial diversion programs, release, restitution, sentencing, or any other disposition of the case. Private property taken by eminent domain pursuant to a petition to initiate condemnation proceedings filed on or after January 2, 2007, may not be conveyed to a natural person or private entity except as provided by general law passed by a three-fifths vote of the membership of each house of the Legislature. Holders of a concealed weapon permit as prescribed in Florida law shall not be subject to the provisions of this paragraph. The state board of education shall consist of seven members appointed by the governor to staggered 4-year terms, subject to confirmation by the senate. The death penalty is an authorized punishment for capital crimes designated by the legislature. STATE COLLEGE SYSTEM. The Legislature shall not limit or deny the privacy right guaranteed to a minor under the United States Constitution as interpreted by the United States Supreme Court. S.J.R. A circuit or county court may hold civil and criminal trials and hearings in any place within the territorial jurisdiction of the court as designated by the chief judge of the circuit. V of the Constitution of 1885, as amended, considered as statutory law, were repealed by ch. This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit a public officer from carrying out the duties of his or her public office. Institutions of higher learning and junior college capital outlay trust fund bonds.(a)That beginning January 1, 1964, and for fifty years thereafter, all of the proceeds of the revenues derived from the gross receipts taxes collected from every person, including municipalities, receiving payment for electricity for light, heat or power, for natural or manufactured gas for light, heat or power, for use of telephones and for the sending of telegrams and telegraph messages, as now provided and levied as of the time of adoption of this amendment in Chapter 203, Florida Statutes (hereinafter called Gross Receipts Taxes), shall, as collected be placed in a trust fund to be known as the Institutions of Higher Learning and Junior Colleges Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund in the State Treasury (hereinafter referred to as Capital Outlay Fund), and used only as provided in this Amendment. WebRep. XII of the Constitution of 1885, as amended, reads as follows: All provisions of Articles I through IV, VII and IX through XX of the Constitution of 1885, as amended, not embraced herein which are not inconsistent with this revision shall become statutes subject to modification or repeal as are other statutes. There are three Constitutional amendments on the statewide ballot this year: Abolishing the Constitution Revision Commission This would abolish the Constitution Revision Commission, which meets at 20-year intervals and is scheduled to next convene in 2037, as a way to submit proposed amendments or proposed by Constitution Revision Commission, Revision No. 3576, 1972; adopted 1972; Am. Florida Amendment 3: Eliminating parties from primaries. 9, 1998, filed with the Secretary of State May 5, 1998; adopted 1998; Am. Until otherwise provided by law, the nonjudicial duties required of county judges shall be performed by the judges of the county court. Am. 2-D, 2007; adopted 2008; Am., C.S. By law the legislature may set a shorter time period for which any trust fund is authorized. A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082(4)(a), Florida Statutes (1999), as amended, or by a fine of not more than $5000, or by both imprisonment and a fine, unless and until the legislature enacts more stringent penalties for violations hereof. prebirthing period means the seven day period prior to a pigs expected date of giving birth. Constitutional Amendment 2 Voters in Kentucky narrowly rejected an amendment to the State Constitution that would have said there is no right to abortion in their state. VIII of the Constitution of 1885, as amended, reads as follows: Section 24 of Art. A victim shall have the following specific rights upon request: The right to reasonable, accurate, and timely notice of, and to be present at, all public proceedings involving the criminal conduct, including, but not limited to, trial, plea, sentencing, or adjudication, even if the victim will be a witness at the proceeding, notwithstanding any rule to the contrary. No person may appear on the ballot for re-election to any of the following offices: Am. JOINT LEGISLATIVE BUDGET COMMISSION. The ballot measure would provide a state constitutional right to hunt, fish, and take wildlife and fish, "including by the use of traditional methods." Funding for the state courts system, state attorneys offices, public defenders offices, and court-appointed counsel, except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), shall be provided from state revenues appropriated by general law. Upon municipal courts being terminated or abolished in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, the judges thereof who are not members of the bar of Florida, shall be eligible to seek election as judges of county courts of their respective counties. 1, 2018, filed with the Secretary of State May 9, 2018; adopted 2018. The amendment to Section 3 of Article VII providing for an additional ad valorem tax exemption for members of the United States military or military reserves, the United States Coast Guard or its reserves, or the Florida National Guard deployed on active duty outside of the United States in support of military operations designated by the legislature and this section shall take effect January 1, 2011. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. The bill, passed by the House Friday, changes what is known as the states resign-to-run law and places more restrictions on voter-registration groups. for S.J.R. The supreme court shall establish by rule uniform criteria for the determination of the need for additional judges except supreme court justices, the necessity for decreasing the number of judges and for increasing, decreasing or redefining appellate districts and judicial circuits. H.J.R. No such bonds or certificates shall ever be issued by the State Board in an amount exceeding seventy-five per centum of the amount which it determines, based upon the average annual amount of the revenues derived from said Gross Receipts Taxes during the immediately preceding two fiscal years, or the amount of the revenues derived from said Gross Receipts Taxes during the immediately preceding fiscal year, as shown in a certificate filed by the State Comptroller with the State Board prior to the issuance of such bonds or certificates, whichever is the lesser, can be serviced by the revenues accruing thereafter under the provisions of this Amendment; nor shall the State Board, during the first year following the ratification of this amendment, issue bonds or certificates in excess of seven times the anticipated revenue from said Gross Receipts Taxes during said year, nor during each succeeding year, more than four times the anticipated revenue from said Gross Receipts Taxes during such year. The right, within the judicial process, to be reasonably protected from the accused and any person acting on behalf of the accused. The compensation of members and referees shall be the travel expenses or transportation and per diem allowance as provided by general law. C.S. A vote to exercise a local option to select circuit court judges and county court judges by merit selection and retention rather than by election shall be held in each circuit and county at the general election in the year 2000. Each house may punish a member for contempt or disorderly conduct and, by a two-thirds vote of its membership, may expel a member. The office of judges of all other courts abolished by this article shall be abolished as of the effective date of this article. The legislature may enact laws in aid of the commission, not inconsistent with this section, except that there shall be no special law or general law of local application pertaining to hunting or fishing. The legislature at its regular session in the second year following each decennial census, by joint resolution, shall apportion the state in accordance with the constitution of the state and of the United States into not less than thirty nor more than forty consecutively numbered senatorial districts of either contiguous, overlapping or identical territory, and into not less than eighty nor more than one hundred twenty consecutively numbered representative districts of either contiguous, overlapping or identical territory. 10, 2002, proposed by Initiative Petition filed with the Secretary of State October 27, 2000, adopted 2002, was redesignated section 21 by the editors in order to avoid confusion with already existing section 19, relating to the high speed ground transportation system, and section 20, relating to prohibiting workplace smoking, as contained in Amendment No. Such a reduction may not exceed the lesser of the following: The increase in assessed value resulting from construction or reconstruction of the property. If a veteran who receives the discount described in paragraph (1) predeceases his or her spouse, and if, upon the death of the veteran, the surviving spouse holds the legal or beneficial title to the homestead property and permanently resides thereon, the discount carries over to the surviving spouse until he or she remarries or sells or otherwise disposes of the homestead property. Committee A sworn statement which identifies each separate source and amount of income which exceeds $1,000. If any portion of this measure is held invalid for any reason, the remaining portion of this measure, to the fullest extent possible, shall be severed from the void portion and given the fullest possible force and application. . proposed by Constitution Revision Commission, Revision No. proposed by Constitution Revision Commission, Revision No. 5, proposed by Initiative Petition filed with the Secretary of State September 28, 2007, and adopted in 2010, were designated (1)-(3); the editors redesignated them as (a)-(c) to conform to the format of the State Constitution. This section applies to all such enclosed indoor workplaces without regard to whether work is occurring at any given time. All open meetings shall be subject to order and decorum. 1608, 1988; adopted 1988; Am. The legislature shall have power, by joint resolution, to delete from this revision any section of this Article XII, including this section, when all events to which the section to be deleted is or could become applicable have occurred. A Comprehensive Guide to Florida's 2022 Constitutional Amendments On November 8, 2022, Floridians will vote on three legislatively referred proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution. (d)Capital outlay projects of a county shall be eligible to participate in the funds accruing under this Amendment and derived from the proceeds of bonds and motor vehicle tax anticipation certificates and from the motor vehicle license taxes, only in the order of priority of needs, as shown by a survey or surveys conducted in the county under regulations prescribed by the State Board, to determine the capital outlay needs of the county and approved by the State Board; provided, that the priority of such projects may be changed from time to time upon the request of the Board of Public Instruction of the county and with the approval of the State Board; and provided further, that this Subsection (d) shall not in any manner affect any covenant, agreement, or pledge made by the State Board in the issuance by said State Board of any bonds or motor vehicle tax anticipation certificates, or in connection with the issuance of any bonds of any Board of Public Instruction of any county. Twenty percent of the total assessed value of the property as improved. As used herein, casino gambling includes any electronic gambling devices, simulated gambling devices, video lottery devices, internet sweepstakes devices, and any other form of electronic or electromechanical facsimiles of any game of chance, slot machine, or casino-style game, regardless of how such devices are defined under IGRA. The department and agency planning documents shall include a prioritized listing of planned expenditures for review and possible reduction in the event of revenue shortfalls, as defined by general law. Consideration of the validity of a joint resolution of apportionment shall be had as provided for in cases of such joint resolution adopted at a regular or special apportionment session. S.J.R. Here is county-by-county information about voting deadlines and methods in the Tampa Bay area. Section 34, Art. H.J.R. This section shall apply retroactively. This Florida TaxWatch Voter Guide is designed to provide Florida voters with (2)To establish and maintain a sinking fund or funds to meet future requirements for debt service, or reserves therefor, on bonds or motor vehicle tax anticipation certificates issued on behalf of the Board of Public Instruction of such county, under the authority hereof, whenever the State Board shall deem it necessary or advisable, and in such amounts and under such terms and conditions as the State Board shall in its discretion determine. H.J.R. For purposes of this section, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: Debilitating Medical Condition means cancer, epilepsy, glaucoma, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Crohns disease, Parkinsons disease, multiple sclerosis, or other debilitating medical conditions of the same kind or class as or comparable to those enumerated, and for which a physician believes that the medical use of marijuana would likely outweigh the potential health risks for a patient. A. Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board, Tampa Bay Times 10/7/2022. Amendment No. A proposed amendment to or revision of this constitution, or any part of it, shall be submitted to the electors at the next general election held more than ninety days after the joint resolution or report of revision commission, constitutional convention or taxation and budget reform commission proposing it is filed with the custodian of state records, unless, pursuant to law enacted by the affirmative vote of three-fourths of the membership of each house of the legislature and limited to a single amendment or revision, it is submitted at an earlier special election held more than ninety days after such filing. All such bonds or motor vehicle tax anticipation certificates shall be issued in the name of the state board of education but shall be issued for and on behalf of the county board of public instruction requesting the issuance thereof, and no election or approval of qualified electors or freeholders shall be required for the issuance thereof. 8, 1998, filed with the Secretary of State May 5, 1998; adopted 1998; Am. The joint legislative budget commission shall seek input from the public and from the executive and judicial branches when developing and recommending the long-range financial outlook. There shall be one or more judges for each county court as prescribed by general law. Date Chamber Action; 8/1/2022: Senate Filed: 12/15/2022: Senate Referred to Special There may be created by law a parole and probation commission with power to supervise persons on probation and to grant paroles or conditional releases to persons under sentences for crime. (e)The State Board may invest any sinking fund or funds created pursuant to this Amendment in direct obligations of the United States of America or in the bonds or motor vehicle tax anticipation certificates, matured or to mature, issued by the State Board on behalf of the Board of Public Instruction of any county. Each county ordinance shall be filed with the custodian of state records and shall become effective at such time thereafter as is provided by general law. 106, 1951; adopted 1952; (a), (b) Am. H.J.R. More: League of Women Voters review of 2022 proposed amendments. for S.J.R. WebFlorida Division of Elections Constitutional Amedment Booklets for the 2022 Election Cycle: Booklet format - English (08/24/2022) The James Madison Institute: 2022 Florida Amendment Guide. The commission shall be composed of: Two judges of district courts of appeal selected by the judges of those courts, two circuit judges selected by the judges of the circuit courts and two judges of county courts selected by the judges of those courts; Four electors who reside in the state, who are members of the bar of Florida, and who shall be chosen by the governing body of the bar of Florida; and. . The governor shall have power to call out the militia to preserve the public peace, execute the laws of the state, suppress insurrection, or repel invasion. H.J.R. proposed by the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission, Revision No. The board shall remit the proceeds of the second gas tax in each county account for use in said county as follows: eighty per cent to the state agency supervising the state road system and twenty per cent to the governing body of the county. Water-dependent marine manufacturing facilities, commercial fishing facilities, and marine vessel construction and repair facilities and their support activities. proposed by Constitution Revision Commission, Revision No. 2-D, 2007; adopted 2008; Am. If the office is abolished the incumbent shall be paid adequate compensation, to be fixed by law, for the loss of emoluments for the remainder of the term. Punishment of contempt of an interim legislative committee shall be by judicial proceedings as prescribed by law. WebWWW.FLCHAMBER.COM This non-partisan voter guide lists the candidates for state and federal offices and the proposed constitutional amendments that will appear on the ballot for the November 8, 2022 General Election. This amendment ensures that Florida voters shall have the exclusive right to decide whether to authorize casino gambling in the State of Florida. When a bill or any specific appropriation of a general appropriation bill has been vetoed, the governor shall transmit signed objections thereto to the house in which the bill originated if in session. In addition to the powers and duties specified in this subsection, the joint legislative budget commission shall exercise all other powers and perform any other duties not in conflict with paragraph (c)(3) and as prescribed by general law or joint rule. If the supreme court fails to make findings as provided above when need exists, the legislature may by concurrent resolution request the court to certify its findings and recommendations and upon the failure of the court to certify its findings for nine consecutive months, the legislature may, upon a finding of two-thirds of the membership of both houses of the legislature that a need exists, increase or decrease the number of judges or increase, decrease or redefine appellate districts and judicial circuits. WebFloridian Constitution; Laws of Florida; Legislative & Executive Branch Lobbyists Information Focus Joint Legislative Committees & Other Entities. A governmental unit responsible for any retirement or pension system supported in whole or in part by public funds shall not after January 1, 1977, provide any increase in the benefits to the members or beneficiaries of such system unless such unit has made or concurrently makes provision for the funding of the increase in benefits on a sound actuarial basis. Each house shall keep and publish a journal of its proceedings; and upon the request of five members present, the vote of each member voting on any question shall be entered on the journal. Vacancies in legislative office shall be filled only by election as provided by law. Proposed by Constitution Revision Commission, Revision No. The Legislature may, by general law, waive the annual application requirement in subsequent years. The powers and duties of the boards of trustees shall be provided by law. DADE COUNTY; POWERS CONFERRED UPON MUNICIPALITIES. The amendment to Section 4 of Article VII authorizing the legislature to prohibit an increase in the assessed value of real property used for residential purposes as the result of improving the propertys resistance to wind damage or installing a renewable energy source device shall take effect January 1, 2009. Bonds for acquiring transportation right-of-way or for constructing bridges. for C.S. proposed by Constitution Revision Commission, Revision No. At least 60 percent of the voters must vote in the affirmative for a proposed amendment to pass. The attorney general must have been a member of the bar of Florida for the preceding five years. To distribute annually to the several school boards of the school districts or the boards of trustees of the community college districts for use in payment of debt service on bonds heretofore or hereafter issued by any such school boards of the school districts or boards of trustees of the community college districts where the proceeds of the bonds were used, or are to be used, in the acquiring, building, constructing, altering, remodeling, improving, enlarging, furnishing, equipping, maintaining, renovating, or repairing of capital outlay projects in such school districts or community college districts and which capital outlay projects have been approved by the school board of the school district or board of trustees of the community college district, pursuant to the most recent survey or surveys conducted under regulations prescribed by the state board to determine the capital outlay needs of the school district or community college district. All property of Duval County and of the municipalities in said county shall vest in such municipal corporation when established as herein provided. Each state college system institution shall be governed by a local board of trustees dedicated to the purposes of the state college system. Effective September 30th, 2021, the existing state Minimum Wage shall increase to $10.00 per hour, and then increase each September 30th thereafter by $1.00 per hour, until the Minimum Wage reaches $15.00 per hour on September 30th, 2026.
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