By: Paxton S.J.R. No. 48
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a right for
hospital patients to designate an essential caregiver for in-person
visitation.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 36 to read as follows:
Sec. 36. (a) A patient of a hospital, as those terms are
defined by general law, has the right to designate at least one
essential caregiver with whom the hospital may not prohibit
in-person visitation.
(b) The legislature by general law may provide for
guidelines for a hospital described by Subsection (a) of this
section to follow in establishing essential caregiver visitation
policies and procedures.
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 establishing a right
for hospital patients to designate an essential caregiver for
in-person visitation."