By: Harrison H.B. No. 1267
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the recall of a United States senator by the
legislature.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that:
(1) the federal government was intended to be a
creation of and responsive to the sovereign states;
(2) the 10th Amendment rights of states and the people
have been significantly diminished since the adoption of the 17th
Amendment;
(3) a restoration of the appropriate balance of power
between the sovereign State of Texas and the federal government is
necessary;
(4) the federal government has asserted itself in
nearly all matters of human endeavor including the exercising of
authorities not granted to it under the constitution;
(5) the rate of unconstitutional encroachments on
state sovereignty has increased since the adoption of the 17th
Amendment; and
(6) it is necessary to restore the original
constitutional design that federal senators serve the best interest
of the State of Texas.
SECTION 2. Title 9, Election Code, is amended by adding
Chapter 147 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 147. UNITED STATES SENATORS
Sec. 147.001. RECALL BY LEGISLATURE. (a) A person holding
the office of United States senator elected from this state is
subject to recall by a majority vote of each house of the Texas
Legislature.
(b) A vacancy in the office of United States senator occurs
on the date of a successful recall under this section.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.