Bill Text: TX HJR72 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment permitting a person to hold more than one office as a municipal judge at the same time.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2019-05-22 - Filed with the Secretary of State [HJR72 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HJR72-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment permitting a person to hold more than one office as a municipal judge at the same time.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2019-05-22 - Filed with the Secretary of State [HJR72 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HJR72-Introduced.html
86R9073 JG-D | ||
By: White | H.J.R. No. 72 |
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proposing a constitutional amendment permitting a person to hold | ||
more than one office as an unpaid municipal judge. | ||
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 40, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is | ||
amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: | ||
(e) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (c) of this | ||
section, a person may hold more than one office as an elected or | ||
appointed municipal judge in more than one municipality at the same | ||
time if the person receives no salary or compensation for any office | ||
of municipal judge held by the person. | ||
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | ||
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2019. | ||
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the | ||
proposition: "The constitutional amendment permitting a person to | ||
hold more than one office as an unpaid municipal judge." |