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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit this state or a |
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political subdivision of this state from prohibiting or limiting a |
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religious service conducted by a religious organization. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 6-a to read as follows: |
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Sec. 6-a. This state or a political subdivision of this |
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state may not enact, adopt, or issue a statute, order, |
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proclamation, decision, or rule that prohibits or limits religious |
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services, including those conducted in churches, congregations, |
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and places of worship in this state by a religious organization |
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established to support and serve the propagation of a sincerely |
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held religious belief. |
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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 prohibit this state |
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or a political subdivision of this state from prohibiting or |
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limiting a religious service conducted by a religious |
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organization." |