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By: Metcalf H.J.R. No. 82
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a statewide
referendum allowing voters to indicate a preference for observing
daylight saving time year-round.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 74 to read as follows:
Sec. 74. (a) The legislature by general law may:
(1) hold a statewide referendum that allows the voters
to indicate a preference for or against observing daylight saving
time year-round; and
(2) enact a law providing for observing daylight
saving time year-round based on the results of the referendum.
(b) A statewide referendum described by Subsection (a) of
this section that is held on the same day as the election on the
constitutional amendment to add this section to this article is
hereby validated.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the state
to conduct a statewide referendum to allow the voters to vote for or
against observing daylight saving time year-round and authorizing
the legislature to enact legislation if a majority of the voters
voting in the statewide referendum vote to observe daylight saving
time year-round."