Bill Text: TX HJR152 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding certain organizational and procedural matters related to the legislature.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-05-05 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HJR152 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HJR152-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding certain organizational and procedural matters related to the legislature.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-05-05 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HJR152 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HJR152-Introduced.html
By: Raney | H.J.R. No. 152 |
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proposing a constitutional amendment regarding certain | ||
organizational and procedural matters related to the legislature. | ||
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 3, Article III, Texas Constitution, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 3. The Senators shall be chosen by the qualified voters | ||
for the term of four years; but a new Senate shall be chosen after | ||
every apportionment, and the Senators elected after each | ||
apportionment shall be divided by lot into two classes. The seats | ||
of the Senators of the first class shall be vacated at the | ||
expiration of the first two years, and those of the second class at | ||
the expiration of four years, so that one half of the Senators shall | ||
be chosen biennially thereafter. Senators shall take office | ||
following their election, on the day set [ |
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of the [ |
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session under Section 5a of this article, and shall serve | ||
thereafter for the full term of years to which elected. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 4, Article III, Texas Constitution, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 4. The Members of the House of Representatives shall be | ||
chosen by the qualified voters for the term of two years. | ||
Representatives shall take office following their election, on the | ||
day set [ |
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Legislature for an organizational session under Section 5a of this | ||
article, and shall serve thereafter for the full term of years to | ||
which elected. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 5, Article III, Texas Constitution, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 5. MEETINGS[ |
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shall meet every two years at such time as may be provided by law and | ||
at other times when convened by the Governor. | ||
(b) When convened in regular Session, the Legislature may | ||
hold hearings and act upon legislation, appropriations, | ||
resolutions, emergency matters submitted by the Governor in special | ||
messages to the Legislature, and any other matters not otherwise | ||
prohibited by law or relevant rules adopted by each House [ |
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(c) The speaker of the house of representatives shall | ||
announce committee assignments not later than the second Tuesday in | ||
January following the convening of the legislature in regular | ||
session [ |
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SECTION 4. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by | ||
adding Section 5a to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 5a. (a) The legislature shall convene for an | ||
organizational session at noon on the second Tuesday in December of | ||
each even-numbered year. When convened for an organizational | ||
session the legislature may take only the following actions: | ||
(1) swearing in of members; | ||
(2) election of officers under Section 9 of this | ||
article; and | ||
(3) adoption of rules of procedure under Section 11 of | ||
this article. | ||
(b) The number of days convened in an organizational session | ||
under this section does not count toward the maximum duration of a | ||
regular session under Section 24 of this article. | ||
SECTION 5. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | ||
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2021. | ||
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the | ||
proposition: "The constitutional amendment regarding certain | ||
organizational and procedural matters related to the legislature." |