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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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to enact laws providing for a court to grant a commutation of |
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punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article V, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 33 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33. The legislature by general law may provide for a |
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court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals |
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serving a term of imprisonment. |
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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 on |
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November 7, 2023. The ballot shall be printed to provide voting |
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for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment |
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authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to |
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grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a |
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term of imprisonment." |