Text of KS SCR 1612 (2014)
Constitutional amendment to expressly reserve certain powers to the state of Kansas, and to the citizens of Kansas.
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Session of 2013
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1612
By Senator Pilcher-Cook
3-25
A PROPOSITION to amend article 15 of the constitution of the state of
Kansas by adding a new section thereto, concerning certain reserved
powers.
Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Kansas, two-thirds of
the members elected (or appointed) and qualified to the Senate and two-
thirds of the members elected (or appointed) and qualified to the House
of Representatives concurring therein:
Section 1. The following proposition to amend the constitution of
the state of Kansas shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the state
for their approval or rejection: Article 15 of the constitution of the state of
Kansas is hereby amended by adding a new section thereto to read as
follows:
"§ 17. Powers reserved. The people of Kansas hereby
expressly reserve to the state of Kansas, and to the citizens of
Kansas, all powers not delegated to the United States by the
constitution of the United States, or not otherwise prohibited to
the states by the constitution of the United States. These
reserved powers include, but are not limited to, the power to
regulate the following subjects: Education; marriage and law
relating to the family; firearms, ammunition and their use; land
use; the management of wildlife, game and fisheries; health
care; and all forms of insurance."
Sec. 2. The following statement shall be printed on the ballot with
the amendment as a whole:
"Explanatory statement. The purpose of this amendment is to
expressly reserve to the state of Kansas, and to the citizens
of Kansas, all powers not delegated to the United States by
the constitution of the United States, or not otherwise
prohibited to the states by the constitution of the United
States.
"A vote for this proposition would expressly reserve to the state
of Kansas, and to the citizens of Kansas, all powers not
delegated to the United States by the constitution of the
United States, or not otherwise prohibited to the states by the
constitution of the United States. These reserved powers
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include, but are not limited to, the power to regulate the
following subjects: Education; marriage and law relating to
the family; firearms, ammunition and their use; land use; the
management of wildlife, game and fisheries; health care; and
all forms of insurance.
"A vote against this proposition would not expressly reserve any
of such powers in the constitution of the state of Kansas."
Sec. 3. This resolution, if approved by two-thirds of the members
elected (or appointed) and qualified to the Senate, and two-thirds of the
members elected (or appointed) and qualified to the House of
Representatives shall be entered on the journals, together with the yeas
and nays. The secretary of state shall cause this resolution to be published
as provided by law and shall cause the proposed amendment to be
submitted to the electors of the state at the election in August in the year
2014 unless a special election is called at a sooner date by concurrent
resolution of the legislature, in which case it shall be submitted to the
electors of the state at the special election.
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