Bill Text: TX SJR59 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to nullify an order, rule, policy, or similar measure adopted by the executive branch of the federal government that exceeds the authority granted by the United States Constitution.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-25 - Referred to State Affairs [SJR59 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-SJR59-Introduced.html
  84R11952 TJB-D
 
  By: Campbell S.J.R. No. 59
 
 
 
A JOINT RESOLUTION
  proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature
  to nullify an order, rule, policy, or similar measure adopted by the
  executive branch of the federal government that exceeds the
  authority granted by the United States Constitution.
         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.  The legislature without the approval of the
  governor may nullify an executive order, agency rule or policy, or
  similar measure adopted by an official or entity within the
  executive branch of the federal government, if the legislature by a
  vote of two-thirds of the membership of each house determines that
  the order, rule, policy, or measure exceeds the authority granted
  to the executive branch by the United States Constitution. An
  order, rule, policy, or measure nullified by the legislature has no
  legal effect in this state and may not be enforced or recognized as
  having legal effect by this state or a political subdivision of this
  state.
         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 permit voting for or against the
  proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the
  legislature to nullify an order, rule, policy, or similar measure
  adopted by an official or entity within the executive branch of the
  federal government that exceeds the authority granted to that
  branch by the United States Constitution."
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