Bill Text: TX SJR49 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment mandating the legislature to require candidates for public elective office in this state to undergo drug screening.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-18 - Referred to State Affairs [SJR49 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SJR49-Introduced.html
| 84R1856 ADM-D | ||
| By: Lucio | S.J.R. No. 49 | |
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| proposing a constitutional amendment mandating the legislature to | ||
| require candidates for public elective office in this state to | ||
| undergo drug screening. | ||
| BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is amended by | ||
| adding Section 74 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 74. Notwithstanding any other provision of this | ||
| constitution, including provisions prescribing exclusive | ||
| eligibility requirements to hold a public elective office in this | ||
| state, the legislature shall provide by general law that a | ||
| candidate for public elective office in this state must submit to a | ||
| controlled substance use screening assessment. | ||
| 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 provide for voting for or against the | ||
| proposition: "The constitutional amendment mandating the | ||
| legislature to require candidates for public elective office in | ||
| this state to undergo drug screening." | ||
