Bill Text: TX SJR44 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the recognition of equal rights of all people.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-09 - Referred to State Affairs [SJR44 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SJR44-Introduced.html
85R7046 LED-F | ||
By: Garcia, Rodríguez | S.J.R. No. 44 |
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proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the recognition | ||
of equal rights of all people. | ||
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 3, Article I, Texas Constitution, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 3. All [ |
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compact, have equal rights, and no man or woman, or set of men or | ||
women, is entitled to exclusive separate public emoluments, or | ||
privileges, but in consideration of public services. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 3a, Article I, Texas Constitution, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 3a. Equality under the law shall not be denied or | ||
abridged because of sex, race, color, creed, military status, | ||
health status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or | ||
expression, age, religion, disability, genetic information, | ||
family, marital status, previous incarceration, or national | ||
origin. This amendment is self-operative. | ||
SECTION 3. 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 providing for the | ||
recognition of equal rights of all people." |