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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of |
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county treasurer of Galveston County. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 44, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The office of County Treasurer in Galveston County is |
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abolished. The Commissioners Court of Galveston County may employ |
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or contract with a qualified person or may designate another county |
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officer to perform any of the functions that would have been |
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performed by the County Treasurer if the office had not been |
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abolished. |
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SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to |
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the Texas Constitution: |
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TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) The constitutional amendment |
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proposed by the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, abolishing |
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the office of County Treasurer in Galveston County takes effect |
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only if, at the statewide election at which the amendment is |
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submitted to and approved by the voters, a majority of the voters of |
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Galveston County voting on the question at that election also favor |
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the amendment. The amendment takes effect January 1, 2024, if the |
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conditions of this subsection are met. |
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(b) This temporary provision expires January 2, 2024. |
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SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held on November 7, |
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2023. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against |
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the proposition: "The constitutional amendment providing for the |
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abolition of the office of county treasurer in Galveston County." |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.J.R. No. 134 was passed by the House on May |
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10, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 106, Nays 32, 3 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.J.R. No. 134 was passed by the Senate on May |
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16, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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RECEIVED: _____________________ |
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Secretary of State |