Minnesota 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 3 D · 2 R cosponsors

HF 276 — Constitutional amendments; a resolution requesting Congress to propose a constitutional amendment and if not, applying to Congress to call a constitutional convention to propose an amendment clarifying that the rights protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and not artificial entities, and that spending money to influence elections is not speech under the First Amendment.

Last action — Author added Allen

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Author added Allen

  2. Author added Selcer

  3. Author stricken Paymar

  4. Authors added Newton, Fritz, Bly, Clark

  5. Authors added Dorholt and Melin

  6. HF indefinitely postponed

  7. Bills not identical, SF substituted on General Register

  8. Referred to Chief Clerk for comparison with SF17

  9. Author added Winkler

  10. Author added Davnie

  11. Author added Persell

  12. Author added Bernardy

  13. Author added Ward, J.E.

  14. Second reading

  15. Committee report, to pass

  16. Committee report, to pass and re-refer to Civil Law

  17. Author added Rosenthal

  18. Author added Laine

  19. Author added Paymar

  20. Author added Lillie

  21. Author added Morgan

  22. Author added Mariani

  23. Authors added Kahn, Faust and Anzelc

  24. Authors added Freiberg and Ward, J.A.

  25. Introduction and first reading, referred to Elections

Sponsors

  • Dorholt · Cosponsor
  • Melin · Cosponsor
  • Newton · Cosponsor
  • Fritz · Cosponsor
  • Bly · Cosponsor
  • Clark · Cosponsor
  • Selcer · Cosponsor
  • Winkler · Cosponsor
  • R. Dehn · Primary
  • Hornstein · Cosponsor
  • Peter Fischer · Cosponsor
  • Atkins · Cosponsor
  • Schoen · Cosponsor
  • Mike Freiberg · Cosponsor
  • J.A. Ward · Cosponsor
  • Kahn · Cosponsor
  • Faust · Cosponsor
  • Anzelc · Cosponsor
  • Mariani · Cosponsor
  • Morgan · Cosponsor
  • Laine · Cosponsor
  • Rosenthal · Cosponsor
  • J.E. Ward · Cosponsor
  • Bernardy · Cosponsor
  • Persell · Cosponsor
  • Davnie · Cosponsor
  • Leon Lillie · Cosponsor
  • Nathan Nelson · Cosponsor
  • Keith Allen · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 28 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Dehn, R.

Co-sponsors (28)

  • Dorholt
  • Melin
  • Newton
  • Fritz
  • Bly
  • Clark
  • Selcer
  • Winkler
  • Hornstein
  • Peter Fischer Democratic-Farmer-Labor
  • Atkins
  • Schoen
  • Mike Freiberg Democratic-Farmer-Labor
  • Ward, J.A.
  • Kahn
  • Faust
  • Anzelc
  • Mariani
  • Morgan
  • Laine
  • Rosenthal
  • Ward, J.E.
  • Bernardy
  • Persell
  • Davnie
  • Leon Lillie Democratic-Farmer-Labor
  • Nathan Nelson Republican
  • Keith Allen Republican

Not signed on (174)

174 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights elections
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HF 276?
HF 276 is sponsored by Dorholt, Melin, Newton, Fritz, Bly, Clark, Selcer, Winkler, Dehn, R., Hornstein, Peter Fischer (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), Atkins, Schoen, Mike Freiberg (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), Ward, J.A., Kahn, Faust, Anzelc, Mariani, Morgan, Laine, Rosenthal, Ward, J.E., Bernardy, Persell, Davnie, Leon Lillie (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), Nathan Nelson (Republican), and Keith Allen (Republican).
What is the current status of HF 276?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HF 276?
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