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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature |
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to review and terminate an order issued by the governor during a |
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state of disaster or emergency declared by the governor. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 42 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42. (a) Notwithstanding Section 40 of this article, |
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the legislature may review and terminate during a regular or |
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special session an order issued by the governor during a state of |
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disaster or emergency declared by the governor. The legislature may |
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terminate the order by passage of a resolution approved by a |
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majority vote of the members present in each house of the |
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legislature. |
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(b) A vote under Subsection (a) of this section is not |
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subject to Section 15, Article IV, of this constitution. |
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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 authorize the |
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legislature to review and terminate an order issued by the governor |
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during a state of disaster or emergency declared by the governor." |