82R1082 CAE-D
By: Berman H.J.R. No. 57
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting a court of this
state from enforcing, considering, or applying a religious or
cultural law.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article V, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 32 to read as follows:
Sec. 32. A court of this state shall uphold the laws of the
Constitution of the United States, this Constitution, federal laws,
and laws of this state. A court of this state may not enforce,
consider, or apply any religious or cultural law.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 8, 2011.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment prohibiting a court of
this state from enforcing, considering, or applying a religious or
cultural law."