05/03/2004 09:06 AM Senate FIN

                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 31                                                                                                          
     "An Act relating to initiative and referendum petitions; and                                                               
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
This  was the first  hearing  for this  bill in  the Senate  Finance                                                            
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Wilken  stated  this  bill,  sponsored  by Representative                                                             
Williams,  "makes the  necessary statutory  changes  to reflect  the                                                            
intent of HJR  5, and this takes effect  only if the constitutional                                                             
amendment passes."                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Senator Bunde  offered a  motion to report  the bill from  Committee                                                            
with individual recommendations and accompanying fiscal note.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Without objection  HB 31 MOVED from Committee with  zero fiscal note                                                            
#2 from the Office of the Governor.