The Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) held a floor session of the full Commission this week from Monday, March 19–Wednesday, March 21. Upon adjournment, Commissioners voted to commit 25 proposals to the CRC’s Style & Drafting Committee.
Pursuant to the Rules of the Commission, the Style & Drafting Committee has several responsibilities which include clarifying, codifying, and arranging the proposals adopted by the Commission; the potential grouping of proposals; and the drafting of ballot title summaries.
The full Commission will reconvene for its final floor session in April (dates to be determined) to vote on the proposals returned from the Style & Drafting Committee. All proposals must secure at least 22 votes to be placed on the 2018 General Election Ballot by the CRC.
List of the 25 proposals committed to the Style & Drafting Committee:
- Proposal 3: “DECLARATION OF RIGHTS, Basic rights; possession of real propertyâ€
- Proposal 6: “JUDICIARY, Judicial interpretation of statutes and rulesâ€
- Proposal 9: “EXECUTIVE, Department of Veterans’ Affairsâ€
- Proposal 10: “EDUCATION, Civic literacy in public educationâ€
- Proposal 11: “SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS, Primary, general, and special elections; electors voting in partisan primary electionsâ€
- Proposal 12: “MISCELLANEOUS, delete high speed ground transportation systemâ€
- Proposal 13: “LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Counties; election of county officersâ€
- Proposal 20: “MISCELLANEOUS, Repeal of criminal statutesâ€
- Proposal 26: “EXECUTIVE, Cabinetâ€
- Proposal 29: “MISCELLANEOUS, creates s. 30â€
- Proposal 37: “MISCELLANEOUS, Naming of governmental programs and government-owned buildings and other facilitiesâ€
- Proposal 39: “GENERAL PROVISIONS, Ethics in government; JUDICIARY, Ethics in the judiciary Prohibited activities; SCHEDULE, creates new sectionâ€
- Proposal 41: “JUDICIARY, Eligibility; age increaseâ€
- Proposal 43: “EDUCATION, School districts; school boards; SCHEDULEâ€
- Proposal 44: “EDUCATION, State University Systemâ€
- Proposal 71: “EDUCATION, School districts; school boardsâ€
- Proposal 49: “MISCELLANEOUS, creates new sectionâ€
- Proposal 54: “MISCELLANEOUS, Prohibition on limitations on health care facilities and servicesâ€
- Proposal 65: “MISCELLANEOUS, Workplaces without tobacco smoke or vaporâ€
- Proposal 67: “MISCELLANEOUS, Prohibition of wagering on greyhound or other dog racesâ€
- Proposal 83: “EDUCATION, State College Systemâ€
- Proposal 91: “GENERAL PROVISIONS, Natural resources and scenic beautyâ€
- Proposal 93: “EDUCATION, School districts; school boards; charter districtsâ€
- Proposal 96: “DECLARATION OF RIGHTS, Rights of accused and of victimsâ€
- Proposal 103: “LEGISLATURE, Sessions of the legislatureâ€
To watch the floor session held this week, visit the Florida Channel’s website which has a page dedicated to all CRC meetings. Complete transcripts will be available online at flcrc.gov/Meetings/Transcripts as soon as possible.