Failed in the House of Representatives, 22 to 68, on March 5, 2015.
2015 Regular Session, 2015–2016
House Concurrent Resolution 3030
A concurrent resolution requesting Congress to propose a constitutional amendment and, if Congress does not propose an amendment, applying to Congress to call a constitutional convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States clarifying that the rights protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and not the rights of artificial entities and that spending money to influence elections is not speech under the first amendment.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
A concurrent resolution requesting Congress to propose a constitutional amendment and, if Congress does not propose an amendment, applying to Congress to call a constitutional convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States clarifying that the rights protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and not the rights of artificial entities and that spending money to influence elections is not speech under the first amendment.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly or LegiScan recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Judiciary10–3
Do not pass · Mar 4
House of Representatives, adoption22–68
Failed · Mar 5 · 4 not voting
Who voted how
Yea Alisa Mitskog, Ben Hanson, Bill Amerman, Bob Hunskor, Eliot Glassheim, Gail Mooney, Jerry Kelsh, Jessica Haak, Josh Boschee, Kathy Hawken, Kathy Hogan, Kenton Onstad, Kris Wallman, Kylie Oversen, Lois Delmore, Marie Strinden, Marvin E. Nelson, Mary Schneider, Naomi Muscha, Pamela Anderson, Richard G. Holman, Ron Guggisberg
Nay Al Carlson, Alan Fehr, Alex Looysen, Andrew G. Maragos, Ben Koppelman, Bert Anderson, Bill Devlin, Blair Thoreson, Bob Martinson, Chet Pollert, Christopher D. Olson, Chuck Damschen, Craig Headland, Curt Hofstad, Cynthia Schreiber-Beck, Dan Ruby, David Monson, Dennis Johnson, Denton Zubke, Diane Larson, Dick Anderson, Don Vigesaa, Dwight Kiefert, Gary Kreidt, Gary Paur, Gary R. Sukut, George Keiser, Glen Froseth, Jason Dockter, Jay Seibel, Jeff Delzer, Jim Kasper, Jim Schmidt, Jon O. Nelson, Karen Karls, Karen M. Rohr, Keith Kempenich, Kim Koppelman, Larry Bellew, Lawrence R. Klemin, Lisa Meier, Mark A. Dosch, Mark Sanford, Mary Johnson, Matthew M. Klein, Mike Brandenburg, Mike Lefor, Mike Nathe, Mike Schatz, Nathan Toman, Patrick R. Hatlestad, Peter F. Silbernagel, Randy Boehning, Rich S. Becker, Rick Becker, Robert Frantsvog, Robin Weisz, Roger Brabandt, Roscoe Streyle, Scott Louser, Thomas Beadle, Todd Porter, Tom Kading, Vernon Laning, Vicky Steiner, Wayne A. Trottier, Wesley R. Belter, William E. Kretschmar
Not voting Corey Mock, Mark S. Owens, Robert J. Skarphol, Tracy Boe
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Text
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What happened
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In the House of Representatives Jan 29 – Mar 5
- Jan 29Introduced and sent to Judiciary
- Feb 23Heard in Judiciary
- Mar 4Judiciary recommended against it, 10 to 3
- Mar 5Failed in the House of Representatives, 22 to 68
All 4 actions, as published
- Jan 29Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary CommitteeHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Committee Hearing 11:30House of Representatives
- Mar 4Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 10 3 0House of Representatives
- Mar 5Second reading, failed to adopt yeas 22 nays 68House of Representatives