Missouri · Senate Joint Resolution 11 · 2025 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Modifies provisions relating to initiative petitions

SJR 11 Sponsored by Jason Bean Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 1, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

SJR 11 - Currently, the Missouri Constitution requires: • Initiative petitions seeking to amend the constitution to gather signatures equal to 8% of the legal voters in each of 2/3 of the Congressional districts; and • Initiative petitions seeking to propose laws to gather signatures equal to 5% of the legal voters in 2/3 of the Congressional districts. This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters…

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SJR 11 - Currently, the Missouri Constitution requires: • Initiative petitions seeking to amend the constitution to gather signatures equal to 8% of the legal voters in each of 2/3 of the Congressional districts; and • Initiative petitions seeking to propose laws to gather signatures equal to 5% of the legal voters in 2/3 of the Congressional districts. This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, requires: • Initiative petitions proposing constitutional amendments to gather signatures equal to 15% of the legal voters in all of the Congressional districts; and • Initiative petitions proposing laws to gather signatures equal to 10% of the legal voters in all of the Congressional districts. Furthermore, the amendment also modifies the process for approving initiatives. Currently, any initiated measure, whether a law or a constitutional amendment, takes effect when approved by a majority of the votes cast. This amendment stipulates that an initiative still must receive a simple majority but additionally the total number of votes in support can not be less than 35% of the total number of ballots cast in the election.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenatePrefiled
  2. SenateS First Read
  3. CommitteeSecond Read and Referred S Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee · Senate Local Government, Elections and Pensions
  4. CommitteeHearing Conducted S Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee · Senate Local Government, Elections and Pensions

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Missouri's official records (www.senate.mo.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.