87R1591 TJB-D
By: Vasut H.J.R. No. 65
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the governor to call
the legislature into special session on petition of at least
two-thirds of the members of each house of the legislature.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 8, Article IV, Texas Constitution, is
amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) The Governor shall by proclamation convene the
Legislature in special session on receipt of a petition requesting
the special session that is signed by at least two-thirds of the
members of each house of the Legislature. The petition must state
the date the Governor must convene the special session and the
specific purpose or purposes for which the session is convened. The
proclamation must provide for convening the Legislature on the date
stated in the petition and must authorize the Legislature to
consider the specific purpose or purposes stated in the petition.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2021.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring the governor
to call the legislature into special session on petition of at least
two-thirds of the members of each house of the legislature."