By: Middleton S.J.R. No. 54
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit a court from
issuing an opinion without disclosing the judge who authored the
opinion.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article V, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 1-b to read as follows:
Sec. 1-b. The authorship of an opinion published by a court
is public information. A court may not issue a per curiam decision.
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 to prohibit a court
from issuing an opinion without disclosing the judge who authored
the opinion."