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| 1 | 1 | 87R2805 JCG-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: White H.J.R. No. 40 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A JOINT RESOLUTION | |
| 6 | 6 | proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit the governor from | |
| 7 | 7 | regulating alcoholic beverages, firearms, explosives, or | |
| 8 | 8 | combustibles by order or proclamation. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Article IV, Texas Constitution, is amended by | |
| 11 | 11 | adding Section 27 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 27. The Governor may not, by order or proclamation, | |
| 13 | 13 | suspend or limit the sale, dispensing, or transportation of | |
| 14 | 14 | alcoholic beverages, firearms, explosives, or combustibles, | |
| 15 | 15 | regardless of whether this State is in a period of emergency | |
| 16 | 16 | resulting from a disaster. | |
| 17 | 17 | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | |
| 18 | 18 | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2021. | |
| 19 | 19 | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the | |
| 20 | 20 | proposition: "The constitutional amendment prohibiting the | |
| 21 | 21 | governor from regulating alcoholic beverages, firearms, | |
| 22 | 22 | explosives, or combustibles by order or proclamation." |