88R18115 DRS-D
By: Landgraf, Cain, Harris of Anderson H.J.R. No. 9
Substitute the following for H.J.R. No. 9:
By: Rosenthal C.S.H.J.R. No. 9
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right of a
property owner to conduct activities necessary to secure basic
human needs.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 36 to read as follows:
Sec. 36. (a) An individual in this state has the right to
conduct activities on the individual's homestead property to secure
for the residents of that property access to food, water, electric
power, and shelter, subject to laws protecting public health and
safety and laws for the conservation and development of the natural
resources of this state.
(b) The legislature may enact laws to protect this right.
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 recognizing the right
of an individual to act to secure access to food, water, electric
power, and shelter on the individual's homestead property, subject
to laws that protect public health and safety and laws for the
conservation and development of the natural resources of this
state."