Bill > HJR55

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that modifies several key provisions related to initiative petitions and constitutional amendments in Missouri. The proposed changes include altering the signature requirements for initiative petitions from two-thirds of congressional districts to one-fourth of counties, establishing a public review and comment process for constitutional amendment petitions, and restricting foreign entities from sponsoring or contributing to initiative petitions. The resolution introduces new voting requirements for constitutional amendments, mandating approval by both a majority of votes statewide and a majority of votes in a majority of counties. Additionally, it creates new restrictions on the state legislature's ability to amend or repeal laws passed through initiative petitions, requiring a supermajority vote (four-sevenths) within two years of passage, with exceptions for laws declared unconstitutional by a court. The resolution also includes provisions defining legal voters as U.S. citizens who are Missouri residents and registered to vote, and establishes that if a court finds a constitutional amendment partially or wholly unconstitutional, the entire amendment becomes invalid. These proposed changes aim to modify the process of direct democracy in Missouri by adding more rigorous requirements and protections to the initiative petition system.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HJR55&year=2025&code=R