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| 1 | - | 88R18115 DRS-D | |
| 2 | - | By: Landgraf, Cain, Harris of Anderson H.J.R. No. 9 | |
| 3 | - | Substitute the following for H.J.R. No. 9: | |
| 4 | - | By: Rosenthal C.S.H.J.R. No. 9 | |
| 1 | + | 88R801 DRS-D | |
| 2 | + | By: Landgraf H.J.R. No. 9 | |
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| 7 | 5 | A JOINT RESOLUTION | |
| 8 | 6 | proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right of a | |
| 9 | 7 | property owner to conduct activities necessary to secure basic | |
| 10 | 8 | human needs. | |
| 11 | 9 | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 10 | SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by | |
| 13 | 11 | adding Section 36 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 12 | Sec. 36. (a) An individual in this state has the right to | |
| 15 | 13 | conduct activities on the individual's homestead property to secure | |
| 16 | - | for the residents of that property access to food, water, electric | |
| 17 | - | power, and shelter, subject to laws protecting public health and | |
| 18 | - | safety and laws for the conservation and development of the natural | |
| 19 | - | resources of this state. | |
| 14 | + | access to food, water, electric power, and shelter, subject to laws | |
| 15 | + | protecting public health and safety. | |
| 20 | 16 | (b) The legislature may enact laws to protect this right. | |
| 21 | 17 | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | |
| 22 | 18 | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. | |
| 23 | 19 | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the | |
| 24 | 20 | proposition: "The constitutional amendment recognizing the right | |
| 25 | 21 | of an individual to act to secure access to food, water, electric | |
| 26 | 22 | power, and shelter on the individual's homestead property, subject | |
| 27 | - | to laws that protect public health and safety and laws for the | |
| 28 | - | conservation and development of the natural resources of this | |
| 29 | - | state." | |
| 23 | + | to laws that protect public health and safety." |