| YEAR | AMENDMENT | SUMMARY | STATUS | COMMENTS |
| 1971 SJR 52-D (Florida court structure) | Created the "modern" Article V. Provided for uniform courts throughout Florida. Provided the jurisdiction of the courts, provided that all judges would be full time, established the judicial nominating commission, and provided revisions to the judicial qualifications commission. |
Adopted: For:969,741 Against:401,861 |
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| (November 7, 1972) | 1972 HJR 2835 (environmental bonds) | Authorized the issuance of $200,000,000 of bonds to purchase environmentally endangered lands. |
Adopted: For:1,256,292 Against:509,679 |
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| 1972 HJR 4327 (homestead) | Provided that a homestead may be devised to the owner’s spouse if there is no minor child. |
Adopted: For:1,137,735 Against:555,426 |
The purpose of the amendment was to eliminate an interpretation that would prevent an owner of homestead property from bequeathing property to a spouse even in the absence of minor children whose rights the law seeks to protect. | |
| 1972 CS/HJR 3576 (Motor vehicle license tax revenues) | Extended the pledge of motor vehicle license taxes as security for school capital outlay bonds, allowed application to state junior colleges, raised amount of capital outlay per institutional unit, lowered debt service, and authorized maintenance as an appropriate use. |
Adopted: For:1,191,118 Against:531,520 |