Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR7 Compare Versions

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1	1	81R1349 HLT-D
2	2	By: Ellis S.J.R. No. 7
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5	5	A JOINT RESOLUTION
6	6	proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governor to
7	7	grant one or more reprieves in a capital case.
8	8	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Section 11(b), Article IV, Texas Constitution,
10	10	is amended to read as follows:
11	11	(b) In all criminal cases, except treason and impeachment,
12	12	the Governor shall have power, after conviction, on the written
13	13	signed recommendation and advice of the Board of Pardons and
14	14	Paroles, or a majority thereof, to grant reprieves and commutations
15	15	of punishment and pardons; and under such rules as the Legislature
16	16	may prescribe, and upon the written recommendation and advice of a
17	17	majority of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, he shall have the
18	18	power to remit fines and forfeitures. The Governor shall have the
19	19	power to grant one or more reprieves [reprieve] in any capital case
20	20	for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days for each reprieve; and
21	21	he shall have power to revoke conditional pardons. With the advice
22	22	and consent of the Legislature, he may grant reprieves,
23	23	commutations of punishment and pardons in cases of treason.
24	24	SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
25	25	submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 3, 2009.
26	26	The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
27	27	proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the
28	28	governor to grant more than one reprieve in a capital case."