Bill Text: TX SJR59 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the time during which the legislature may act on bills or resolutions during a regular session.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-04-06 - Received from the Senate [SJR59 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SJR59-Engrossed.html
By: Birdwell, et al. | S.J.R. No. 59 | |
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION |
proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the time during | ||
which the legislature may act on bills or resolutions during a | ||
regular session. | ||
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Sections 5(b) and (c), Article III, Texas | ||
Constitution, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) When convened in regular session [ |
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holding committee hearings to consider bills and resolutions[ |
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may continue to introduce bills and resolutions and the various | ||
committees of each House shall hold hearings to consider all bills | ||
and resolutions and other matters then pending and[ |
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and resolutions as may be then pending. The Legislature may at any | ||
time during a regular session consider the confirmation of the | ||
recess appointees of the Governor and act on emergency | ||
appropriations and [ |
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submitted by the Governor in special messages to the Legislature. | ||
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), either House may | ||
determine its order of business by an affirmative vote of | ||
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | ||
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. | ||
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the | ||
proposition: "The constitutional amendment regarding the time | ||
during which the legislature may act on bills or resolutions during | ||
a regular session." |