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Introduced Session

This constitutional amendment would require the Legislature to make bills and joint resolutions available to the public on the Legislature's website at least seven days before a final vote. Under the Constitution, a bill has to be read three times before it can be passed. A bill is given first reading when introduced, second reading generally when voted out of committee, and third reading before the final vote. The Constitution also requires one full calendar day between second reading and a final vote on a bill or joint resolution with an emergency exception. This amendment would change the Constitution to instead require at least seven days between second reading and third reading. Under the bill, each time a bill or joint resolution is read a second time the bill or joint resolution must be made available on the Legislature's website for at least seven days after each second reading and prior to the third reading. The exception in the Constitution that a bill or joint resolution may have a final vote without the seven day period if three-fourths of the members in that House decide that the bill or joint resolution is an emergency measure remains unchanged. It is the sponsor's belief that this amendment would ensure that the public has access to most bills and joint resolutions for at least seven days before a final vote and limit the ability of bills and joint resolutions to be voted on without proper transparency to the public.

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Latham Tiver (R)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee (on 01/13/2026)

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