Florida House Bill 7013 (2013)
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| Florida House Bill 7013 (2013) | |
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| Legislature: | Florida Legislature |
| Text: | HB 7013 |
| Sponsor(s): | Rep. Jim Boyd (R-71) & Rep. Daphne Campbell (D-108) |
| Legislative history | |
| Introduced: | February 13, 2013 |
| State house: | March 5, 2013 |
| State senate: | April 24, 2013 |
| Governor: | Rick Scott |
| Legal environment | |
| State law: | Laws governing ballot measures in Florida |
| Code: | Florida State Statutes |
Florida House Bill 7013, which passed, was introduced by its primary sponsor Representative Jim Boyd (R-71) on February 13, 2013, and approved in the House with only one dissenter. The Senate approved the bill with a 22-18 vote.[1]
Provisions
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures website, Florida House Bill 7013:
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Provides that if a joint resolution that proposes a constitutional amendment or revision contains only one ballot statement, the ballot summary may not exceed 75 words in length. If a joint resolution that proposes a constitutional amendment or revision contains more than one ballot statement, the first ballot summary, in order of priority, may not exceed 75 words in length.[2][3] |
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See also
- Changes in 2013 to laws governing ballot measures
- Laws governing ballot measures in Florida
- Florida House of Representatives
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Florida House of Representatives website, Florida HB 7013 information," accessed January 16, 2014
- ↑ National Conferences of State Legislators website, Florida 2013 bills," accessed January 16, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
