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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to reduce the number of |
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members of each House required to constitute a quorum to a majority. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 10, Article III, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 10. QUORUM; ADJOURNMENTS FROM DAY TO DAY; COMPELLING |
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ATTENDANCE. A majority [Two-thirds] of the members of each House of |
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the Legislature shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a |
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smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and compel the |
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attendance of absent members, in such manner and under such |
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penalties as each House may provide. |
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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 to provide that a |
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majority of the members of the senate or house of representatives of |
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the Texas Legislature constitutes a quorum for that house to do |
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business." |