| 1 | 1 | | 89R9073 LHC-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Smithee H.J.R. No. 16 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A JOINT RESOLUTION |
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| 8 | 8 | | proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail |
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| 9 | 9 | | for an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a felony. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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| 12 | 12 | | adding Section 11e to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 11e. (a) In this section, "illegal alien" means a |
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| 14 | 14 | | person who: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (1) entered the United States without inspection or at |
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| 16 | 16 | | any time or place other than as designated by the United States |
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| 17 | 17 | | attorney general; or |
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| 18 | 18 | | (2) was admitted as a nonimmigrant and, before the |
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| 19 | 19 | | date of the commission of the offense, had failed to maintain the |
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| 20 | 20 | | nonimmigrant status under which the alien was admitted or to which |
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| 21 | 21 | | the status was changed under applicable federal immigration law, or |
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| 22 | 22 | | to comply with the conditions of the person's status. |
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| 23 | 23 | | (b) An illegal alien who is accused of committing an offense |
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| 24 | 24 | | punishable as a felony shall be denied bail pending trial if a judge |
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| 25 | 25 | | or magistrate determines after a hearing that probable cause exists |
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| 26 | 26 | | to believe that the person engaged in the conduct constituting the |
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| 27 | 27 | | offense. |
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| 28 | 28 | | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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| 29 | 29 | | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025. |
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| 30 | 30 | | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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| 31 | 31 | | proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring the denial of |
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| 32 | 32 | | bail for an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a |
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| 33 | 33 | | felony." |
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