83S10729 MAW-D
By: Dutton H.C.R. No. 9
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Section 14, Article IV, Texas Constitution,
authorizes the governor to disapprove a bill passed by both houses
of the legislature and presented to the governor for approval; and
WHEREAS, Section 14, Article IV, Texas Constitution, further
authorizes the legislature, if the legislature is in session, to
reconsider and approve a bill the governor has disapproved, and as a
result the bill shall become law; and
WHEREAS, The governor has disapproved H.B. No. 2138, as
passed by the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, while the
legislature is in session; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas, 1st
Called Session, 2013, That the legislature in accordance with
Section 14, Article IV, Texas Constitution, hereby approve H.B. No.
2138, and that bill hereby becomes law notwithstanding the
objections of the governor.