89R14801 TYPED
By: Parker S.J.R. No. 55
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to own,
hold, and use a mutually agreed upon medium of exchange.
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. The right of the people to own, hold, and use a
mutually agreed upon medium of exchange, including cash, coin,
bullion, digital currency, or privately issued scrip, when trading
and contracting for goods and services shall not be infringed. No
government shall prohibit or encumber the ownership or holding of
any form or amount of money or other currency. Nothing in this
section shall be construed as restricting this state from choosing
the medium of exchange the state will accept for payments made to
the state.
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 the people to own, hold, and use a mutually agreed upon medium of
exchange, including cash, coin, bullion, digital currency, or
privately issued scrip."