86R6130 BEF-D
By: Howard H.J.R. No. 66
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating the net revenue
from any tax on the sale or use of cannabis or marijuana to public
education.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 32 to read as follows:
Sec. 32. Subject to legislative appropriation, allocation,
and direction, the net revenue remaining after the payment of
refunds allowed by law and expenses of collection derived from a tax
on the sale or use of cannabis or marijuana may be used only for the
support and maintenance of an efficient system of public free
schools.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2019.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment dedicating the net
revenue from any tax on the sale or use of cannabis or marijuana to
public education."