The Duo-decennial (every-twenty years) convening of the Florida Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) has been going on since summer of 2017 as required by Article XI Section 2 of the Florida Constitution. They are due to wrap up their work this summer (2018) so that Amendment Proposals can be placed on the ballot for ratification/rejection by the voters in the November 2018 General Election.
The CRC consists of thirty-seven members appointed by the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of the Florida Government. The Governor appoints 15 members and the selects the Chairman. The Speaker of the FL House appoints nine, and the President of the Florida Senate appoints nine. And the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court also appoints three members. The Attorney General of Florida is automatically a member of the Commission.
The Commission established a web site (https://www.flcrc.gov) and asked for input from the public. The public responded with 781-numbered proposals. The Commission established rules for their operation and created committees roughly aligned with the Articles of the Florida Constitution to consider public proposals, issues that were raised at public hearings or concerns of the Commissioners.
This is important to all Florida Voters. You will be asked to consider making changes to the fundamental law of the State of Florida. The Commission is considering proposals in an orderly way by hearing testimony in committee on each proposal. The Commission is still holding Public Hearings. The website provides information about upcoming hearings. As of February 17, 2018, the Commissioners are working on thirty-nine proposals; some may be rejected. Once the Commission approves an amendment it will be placed on the ballot.
What would you do if thirty-nine amendments were on the ballot in 2018? If the first time you heard of or saw thirty-nine amendments was in the voting booth would you make good decisions for you, your family, and your state?
We will track the Commissions work and bring you updates. Below is a table listing the thirty-nine proposals. Click on the proposal number in the left-hand column to jump to a summary text of the proposal and to a links to each proposals text on the CRC website.
CRC Amendment Porposals
| Number | Title | Filed By | Last Action and Location |
| P 0003 |
DECLARATION OF RIGHTS, Basic rights; possession of real property | Martinez | Last Action: 12/1/2017 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0004 | DECLARATION OF RIGHTS, Religious freedom; sectarian aid | Martinez | Last Action: 1/26/2018 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0006 | JUDICIARY, Judicial interpretation of statutes and rules | Martinez | Last Action: 2/2/2018 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0009 | EXECUTIVE, Department of Veterans’ Affairs | Timmann | Last Action: 12/1/2017 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0010 | EDUCATION, Civic literacy in public education | Gaetz | Last Action: 2/1/2018 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0011 | SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS, Primary, general, and special elections; electors voting in partisan primary elections | Plymale | Last Action: 1/16/2018 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0012 | MISCELLANEOUS, delete high speed ground transportation system | Timmann | Last Action: 12/1/2017 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0013 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Counties; election of county officers | Timmann | Last Action: 12/13/2017 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0020 | MISCELLANEOUS, Repeal of criminal statutes | Rouson | Last Action: 12/13/2017 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0026 | EXECUTIVE, Cabinet; Office of Domestic Security and Counter-Terrorism; county sheriffs | Keiser | Last Action: 2/2/2018 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0029 | MISCELLANEOUS, Employment eligibility verification requirements | Newsome | Last Action: 1/19/2018 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0033 | EDUCATION, Superintendent of schools; appointment | Donalds | Last Action: 12/14/2017 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0034 | DECLARATION OF RIGHTS, technical revisions; Article I | Carlton | Last Action: 1/31/2018 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0037 | MISCELLANEOUS, Naming of governmental programs and government-owned buildings and other facilities | Stemberger | Last Action: 12/14/2017 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0039 | GENERAL PROVISIONS, Ethics in government; representation for compensation; code of ethics; JUDICIARY, Ethics in the judiciary; prohibited activities | Gaetz | Last Action: 2/1/2018 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0041 | JUDICIARY, Eligibility; age increase | Schifino | Last Action: 1/15/2018 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0043 | EDUCATION, School districts; school boards; limitation on member election period | Donalds | Last Action: 1/10/2018 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0044 | EDUCATION, State University System; requirements for tuition or fee increase | Washington | Last Action: 1/26/2018 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0045 | EDUCATION, Public education; other educational services | Donalds | Last Action: 1/26/2018 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0047 | JUDICIARY, Eligibility; bar membership | Schifino | Last Action: 1/19/2018 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0049 | MISCELLANEOUS, Death benefits for survivors of first responders and military members | Gainey | Last Action: 12/13/2017 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0050 | LEGISLATURE, Terms and qualifications of legislators; residency | Diaz | Last Action: 12/1/2017 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0054 | MISCELLANEOUS, Prohibition on limitations on health care facilities and services | Kruppenbacher | Last Action: 12/19/2017 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0055 | JUDICIARY, Funding; Clerks of the courts | Kruppenbacher | Last Action: 1/26/2018 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0065 | MISCELLANEOUS, Workplaces without tobacco smoke or vapor | Carlton | Last Action: 12/1/2017 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0066 | EXECUTIVE, Lieutenant governor | Lee | Last Action: 2/2/2018 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0067 | MISCELLANEOUS, Prohibition of wagering on greyhound or other dog races | Lee | Last Action: 2/2/2018 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0071 | EDUCATION, School districts; school boards; public schools | Donalds | Last Action: 1/26/2018 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0072 | FINANCE AND TAXATION, Supermajority vote required to impose, authorize, or raise state taxes or fees | Karlinsky | Last Action: 12/19/2017 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0074 | GENERAL PROVISIONS, SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS, technical revisions; Articles II and VI | Coxe | Last Action: 11/27/2017 Referred to Ethics and Elections Location: In committee (EE) |
| P 0076 | EDUCATION, technical revisions; Article IX | Johnson | Last Action: 11/27/2017 Referred to Education Location: In committee (ED) |
| P 0077 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT, technical revisions; Article VIII | Donalds | Last Action: 11/27/2017 Referred to Local Government Location: In committee (LO) |
| P 0078 | GENERAL PROVISIONS, MISCELLANEOUS, AMENDMENTS, SCHEDULE, technical revisions; Articles II, X, XI, and XII | Thurlow-Lippisch | Last Action: 11/27/2017 Referred to General Provisions Location: In committee (GP) |
| P 0079 | JUDICIARY, technical revisions; Article V | Schifino | Last Action: 11/27/2017 Referred to Judicial Location: In committee (JU) |
| P 0083 | EDUCATION, State College System | Washington | Last Action: 1/26/2018 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0087 | FINANCE AND TAXATION, technical revisions; Article VII | Smith | Last Action: 11/27/2017 Referred to Bonding and Investments Location: In committee (BI) |
| P 0088 | DECLARATION OF RIGHTS, Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Residents' Bill of Rights | Heuchan | Last Action: 1/22/2018 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0091 | GENERAL PROVISIONS, Natural resources and scenic beauty; prohibition on drilling for oil or natural gas in coastal waters | Thurlow-Lippisch | Last Action: 1/31/2018 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
| P 0103 | LEGISLATURE, Sessions of the legislature | Nuñez | Last Action: 12/13/2017 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar |
