83R580 MAW-D
By: Murphy H.J.R. No. 51
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment denying bail to certain
persons who are unlawfully present in the United States and are
taken into custody for committing a felony.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 11d to read as follows:
Sec. 11d. A person taken into custody for committing a
felony shall be denied release on bail pending trial if a judge or
magistrate, following a hearing, determines that the person is not
a citizen or national of the United States and is not lawfully
present in the United States.
SECTION 2. 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 provide for voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment denying bail to certain
persons who are unlawfully present in the United States and are
taken into custody for committing a felony."