Bill Text: TX HJR61 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 28-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-29 - Considered in Calendars [HJR61 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HJR61-Comm_Sub.html

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By: Ashby, Darby, Guillen, H.J.R. No. 61
Bonnen of Brazoria, Keffer, et al.
Substitute the following for H.J.R. No. 61:
By: Smith C.S.H.J.R. No. 61

A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to hunt,
fish, and harvest wildlife.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 34 to read as follows:
Sec. 34. (a) The people have the right to hunt, fish, and
harvest wildlife, including by the use of traditional methods,
subject to laws or regulations to conserve and manage wildlife and
preserve the future of hunting and fishing.
(b) Hunting and fishing are preferred methods of managing
and controlling wildlife.
(c) This section does not affect any provision of law
relating to trespass, property rights, or eminent domain.
(d) This section does not affect the power of the
Legislature to authorize municipalities to regulate the discharge
of weapons in populated areas in the interests of public safety.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 3, 2015.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment recognizing the right
of the people to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife subject to laws
that promote wildlife conservation."