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| 1 | 1 | 88R3651 EAS-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Moody H.J.R. No. 59 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A JOINT RESOLUTION | |
| 6 | 6 | proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature | |
| 7 | 7 | to enact laws providing for a court to grant a commutation of | |
| 8 | 8 | punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Article V, Texas Constitution, is amended by | |
| 11 | 11 | adding Section 33 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 33. The legislature by general law may provide for a | |
| 13 | 13 | court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals | |
| 14 | 14 | serving a term of imprisonment. | |
| 15 | 15 | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | |
| 16 | 16 | submitted to the voters at an election to be held on | |
| 17 | 17 | November 7, 2023. The ballot shall be printed to provide voting | |
| 18 | 18 | for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment | |
| 19 | 19 | authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to | |
| 20 | 20 | grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a | |
| 21 | 21 | term of imprisonment." |