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| 1 | 1 | 88R9465 JRR-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Schaefer H.J.R. No. 106 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A JOINT RESOLUTION | |
| 6 | 6 | proposing a constitutional amendment recognizing the right of a | |
| 7 | 7 | person to travel in a vehicle using human decision-making to | |
| 8 | 8 | operate the vehicle. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by | |
| 11 | 11 | adding Section 36 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 36. (a) A person has the right to travel in a vehicle | |
| 13 | 13 | using human decision-making to operate the vehicle, subject to: | |
| 14 | 14 | (1) laws or regulations relating to: | |
| 15 | 15 | (A) who is authorized to operate a vehicle, a | |
| 16 | 16 | type of vehicle, or a class of vehicles; or | |
| 17 | 17 | (B) the mental or physical competency required to | |
| 18 | 18 | operate a vehicle; | |
| 19 | 19 | (2) laws or regulations that impose or are subject to a | |
| 20 | 20 | criminal penalty; and | |
| 21 | 21 | (3) restrictions on the use of a vehicle resulting | |
| 22 | 22 | from the commission of a criminal offense or other violation of a | |
| 23 | 23 | law or regulation. | |
| 24 | 24 | (b) A law or regulation may not be enacted or adopted for the | |
| 25 | 25 | purpose of abridging the right granted by this section. A law or | |
| 26 | 26 | regulation enacted or adopted in violation of this subsection is | |
| 27 | 27 | void and unenforceable. | |
| 28 | 28 | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | |
| 29 | 29 | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. | |
| 30 | 30 | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the | |
| 31 | 31 | proposition: "The constitutional amendment recognizing the right | |
| 32 | 32 | of a person to travel in a vehicle using human decision-making to | |
| 33 | 33 | operate the vehicle." |