Bill Text: TX SJR57 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment to require the legislature to convene following each regular session of the legislature to consider the repeal of laws enacted during that regular session or at a subsequent special session.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-18 - Referred to State Affairs [SJR57 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-SJR57-Introduced.html
 
 
  By: Hancock S.J.R. No. 57
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
  proposing a constitutional amendment to require the legislature to
  convene following each regular session of the legislature to
  consider the repeal of laws enacted during that regular session or
  at a subsequent special session.
         BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 5(a), Article III, Texas Constitution,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The Legislature shall meet in regular session every two
  years at such time as may be provided by law, in a session to repeal
  recently enacted laws as provided by Section 40(b) of this article,
  and at other times when convened by the Governor.
         SECTION 2.  Section 40, Article III, Texas Constitution, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 40.  (a) When the Legislature shall be convened in
  special session, there shall be no legislation upon subjects other
  than those designated in the proclamation of the Governor calling
  such session, or presented to them by the Governor; and no such
  session shall be of longer duration than thirty days.
         (b)  The Legislature shall convene at 10 a.m. on the first
  Tuesday following the 60th day after the date of final adjournment
  of a regular session, for a period not to exceed three consecutive
  days, to consider the repeal of laws passed during that regular
  session or during a subsequent special session. During this period
  the Governor may not call the Legislature into special session and
  the Legislature may not consider any subject other than the repeal
  of laws passed during the preceding regular session or subsequent
  special session or emergency matters submitted by the Governor. A
  member of either house may introduce a bill to repeal a law, or to
  repeal an item of appropriation in an appropriation act, passed
  during the preceding regular session or subsequent special session
  that would not otherwise change existing law or create new law. Acts
  may only be considered during this session for the purposes of
  correcting typographical errors in the original act that are
  clearly contrary to the intent of the act, as determined
  exclusively by each house, or to void the act, or in the case of a
  general appropriations act that limits consideration to certain
  items of appropriation, to void one or more items of appropriation
  identified in the petition. The bill when introduced must include
  the signatures of at least 76 members of the house of
  representatives if the author of the bill is a representative, or at
  least 21 members of the senate if the author of the bill is a
  senator. The bill may not be referred to a committee of either house
  but shall be considered directly by the house in which the bill was
  introduced and then, if passed by that house, by the other house.
  The Legislature may not amend the bill. If passed by both houses in
  the manner provided by Section 32 of this article, the bill shall be
  sent to the Governor for approval or disapproval as provided by
  Section 14, Article IV, of this constitution.
         SECTION 3.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2013.
  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
  proposition: "The constitutional amendment to require the
  legislature to convene following each regular session of the
  legislature to consider the repeal of laws enacted during that
  regular session or during a special session immediately following
  that regular session."
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