By: Middleton H.J.R. No. 8
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment providing that members of the
legislature are not entitled to receive a state salary, per diem, or
reimbursement for mileage for an unexcused absence when the
applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 24, Article III, Texas Constitution, is
amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (c) of this
section, a member of the legislature is not entitled to receive any
salary, per diem, or reimbursement for mileage to which the member
would otherwise be entitled for any period during which the member
is absent unexcused and the house of the legislature of which the
person is a member lacks a quorum to do business.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 8, 2022.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment providing that members
of the legislature are not entitled to receive a state salary, per
diem, or reimbursement for mileage for an unexcused absence when
the applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum."