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| 1 | 1 | 84R3031 ATP-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Riddle H.J.R. No. 69 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A JOINT RESOLUTION | |
| 6 | 6 | proposing a constitutional amendment to permit the attorney general | |
| 7 | 7 | to prosecute offenses against public administration, including | |
| 8 | 8 | ethics offenses, and offenses involving insurance fraud or the | |
| 9 | 9 | imposition of the motor fuels tax. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Article IV, Texas Constitution, is amended by | |
| 12 | 12 | adding Section 22a to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 22a. To the extent provided by general law, the attorney | |
| 14 | 14 | general may represent the state in the district and inferior courts | |
| 15 | 15 | in the prosecution of criminal and civil offenses classified by law | |
| 16 | 16 | as offenses against public administration, including ethics | |
| 17 | 17 | offenses, or as offenses involving insurance fraud or the | |
| 18 | 18 | imposition of the motor fuels tax. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. The constitutional amendment proposed by this | |
| 20 | 20 | resolution shall be submitted to the voters at the general election | |
| 21 | 21 | to be held November 3, 2015. The ballot shall be printed to provide | |
| 22 | 22 | for voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional | |
| 23 | 23 | amendment permitting the attorney general to prosecute offenses | |
| 24 | 24 | against public administration, including ethics offenses, and | |
| 25 | 25 | offenses involving insurance fraud or the imposition of the motor | |
| 26 | 26 | fuels tax." |