Bill Text: TX SJR43 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Engrossed

Texas Senate Joint Resolution 43 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the use of state funds to pay for the obligations of a local public retirement system.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-05-09 - Referred to Appropriations [SJR43 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-SJR43-Engrossed.html



	By: Huffman, et al.	S.J.R. No. 43


	SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION




	proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the use of state
	funds to pay for the obligations of a local public retirement
	system.
	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 67, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is
	amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
	(c-1) This state is not liable for any debts or other
	obligations of a retirement system described by Subsection (c) of
	this section. The legislature may not appropriate money to a
	retirement system described by Subsection (c) of this section to
	pay any debts or other obligations of the retirement system.
	SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
	submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2017.
	The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
	proposition: "The constitutional amendment prohibiting the
	legislature from appropriating state money to a local public
	retirement system to pay any debts or other obligations of the
	retirement system."