Bill Text: TX HJR46 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing legislative action at any time during a regular session of the legislature.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-28 - Referred to State Affairs [HJR46 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HJR46-Introduced.html

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88R1696 MAW-F
By: Vasut H.J.R. No. 46

A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing legislative
action at any time during a regular session of the legislature.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 5(b), Article III, Texas Constitution,
is amended to read as follows:
(b) During any time the Legislature is [When] convened in
regular Session, the Legislature may introduce, hold committee
hearings to consider, and otherwise act on any bill or resolution,
and may pass [first thirty days thereof shall be devoted to the
introduction of bills and resolutions, acting upon emergency
appropriations, passing] upon the confirmation of the recess
appointees of the Governor and such emergency matters as may be
submitted by the Governor in special messages to the Legislature.
[During the succeeding thirty days of the regular session of the
Legislature the various committees of each House shall hold
hearings to consider all bills and resolutions and other matters
then pending; and such emergency matters as may be submitted by the
Governor. During the remainder of the session the Legislature
shall act upon such bills and resolutions as may be then pending and
upon such emergency matters as may be submitted by the Governor in
special messages to the Legislature.]
SECTION 2. Section 5(c), Article III, Texas Constitution,
is repealed.
SECTION 3. 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 permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing
legislative action at any time during a regular session of the
legislature."