Bill Text: TX HJR142 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-15 - Referred to Natural Resources [HJR142 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HJR142-Introduced.html
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| By: Talarico | H.J.R. No. 142 | |
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| proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to a | ||
| clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. | ||
| BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by | ||
| adding Section 36 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 36. CLEAN, HEALTHY, AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT. (a) | ||
| The public, individually and collectively, has the right to a | ||
| clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, including access to | ||
| clean air, clean water, and an environment generally favorable to | ||
| each person's well-being. | ||
| (b) The legislature shall enact laws to combat climate | ||
| change and improve this state's resilience to climate change by | ||
| systematically reducing greenhouse gas emissions. | ||
| SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | ||
| submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. | ||
| The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the | ||
| proposition: "The constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right | ||
| to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment." | ||
