Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR63 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/22/2023

                            88R2411 MAW-D
 By: Birdwell S.J.R. No. 63


 A JOINT RESOLUTION
 proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature
 to consider legislation on any subject during a special session.
 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 40, Article III, Texas Constitution, is
 amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 40.  (a) When the legislature is [Legislature shall be]
 convened in a special session, the legislature may consider [there
 shall be no] legislation on any subject, including the [upon]
 subjects [other than those] designated in the proclamation of the
 governor [Governor] calling the [such] session, or presented to the
 legislature [them] by the governor.
 (b)  No special [Governor; and no such] session shall be of
 longer duration than thirty days.
 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
 legislature to consider legislation on any subject during a special
 session."