Bill > S57

This bill proposes an amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution concerning initiative petitions, which are proposed laws or constitutional amendments that citizens can put on the ballot for voters to decide. Specifically, it aims to add a new paragraph to Section 2 of Part II of Article XLVIII of the Amendments. The key provision is that no initiative petition can propose a constitutional amendment that would limit the existing constitutional rights to freedom and equality, or the fundamental right of individuals to be protected by society in their life, liberty, and property, as guaranteed by established laws. This amendment requires approval by a majority of all elected members of both the Senate and House of Representatives in a joint session, and then again in a joint session of the next General Court, before being put to a vote of the people at a state election.