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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment providing that members of the |
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legislature are not entitled to receive a state salary, per diem, or |
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reimbursement for mileage for an unexcused absence when the |
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applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 24, Article III, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (c) of this |
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section, a member of the legislature is not entitled to receive any |
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salary, per diem, or reimbursement for mileage to which the member |
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would otherwise be entitled for any period during which the member |
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is absent unexcused and the house of the legislature of which the |
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person is a member lacks a quorum to do business. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2021. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment providing that members |
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of the legislature are not entitled to receive a state salary, per |
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diem, or reimbursement for mileage for an unexcused absence when |
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the applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum." |