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Senate advances amended initiative-petition language in first substitute SB 28 and sends it to the House
Summary
The Senate amended language in first substitute Senate Bill 28 to change when an initiative is treated as 'substantially similar'—tying that determination to certification by county clerks and the lieutenant governor—and transmitted the amended bill to the House for further consideration after recorded floor action.
Senators on the floor amended and approved first substitute Senate Bill 28, a measure that alters timing language used to determine whether successive citizen initiative petitions are "substantially similar." The amendment, offered by Senator Valentine during floor debate, would treat an initiative as substantially similar at the point petitioners have submitted signatures to county clerks and the lieutenant governor for certification.
The change was…
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