Key Votes

This constitutional amendment would let the legislature revoke any state regulation — including workplace safety rules, workers' comp standards, and labor enforcement procedures — through a simple concurrent resolution that the governor cannot veto. The catch-all provision allowing revocation of any rule "not beneficial to the public good" at the legislature's "sole discretion" means there is no meaningful limit on which protections can be stripped away. If approved by voters, this change would be permanent and could not be undone by a future governor or reversed without another constitutional amendment.

This proposed constitutional amendment would allow the legislature to revoke any state regulation — including workplace safety rules, workers' comp standards, and labor enforcement procedures — through a simple concurrent resolution that the governor cannot veto. The catch-all provision letting legislators strike down any rule "not beneficial to the public good" in their "sole discretion" puts every worker protection adopted by state agencies permanently at risk. The concurrence vote failed 59-62, blocking this amendment from reaching the ballot.

This constitutional amendment would let the legislature revoke any state regulation — including workplace safety rules, workers' comp standards, and wage enforcement procedures — through a simple concurrent resolution that the governor cannot veto. A catch-all provision allowing revocation whenever the legislature decides a rule is "not beneficial to the public good" gives lawmakers unlimited power to gut protections with no executive branch check. Because it amends the constitution, this change would be permanent and could not be reversed by a future governor or legislature without another statewide vote.