Bill Text: TX SJR2 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring legislative approval of the historical narrative for certain exhibits featured at the Alamo or a museum owned or operated by the state.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-07 - Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development [SJR2 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SJR2-Introduced.html
| 86R2111 YDB-D | ||
| By: Hall | S.J.R. No. 2 | |
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| proposing a constitutional amendment requiring legislative | ||
| approval of the historical narrative for certain exhibits featured | ||
| at the Alamo or a museum owned or operated by the state. | ||
| BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by | ||
| adding Section 68 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 68. (a) A state agency with jurisdiction or governance | ||
| over the Alamo or a museum owned or operated by the state may not | ||
| allow the Alamo or museum to feature an exhibit that has as its | ||
| primary theme the history of the Alamo or this state unless the | ||
| historical narrative for the exhibit is submitted in written form | ||
| to the legislature and approved in a resolution adopted by a | ||
| majority of the members of each house of the legislature. | ||
| (b) The legislature by general law may define the featured | ||
| exhibits that are subject to Subsection (a) of this section and the | ||
| procedures for submission and legislative approval of the | ||
| historical narrative for the exhibits. | ||
| SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to | ||
| the Texas Constitution: | ||
| TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) This temporary provision applies | ||
| to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 86th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2019, requiring legislative approval of the | ||
| historical narrative for certain exhibits featured at the Alamo or | ||
| a museum owned or operated by the state. | ||
| (b) Section 68, Article III, of this constitution takes | ||
| effect January 1, 2020. | ||
| (c) This temporary provision expires January 1, 2021. | ||
| SECTION 3. 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 provide for voting for or against the | ||
| proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring legislative | ||
| approval of the historical narrative for certain exhibits featured | ||
| at the Alamo or a museum owned or operated by the state." | ||
