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Senate Joint Resolution 38 |
Senate Author: Estes et al. |
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Effective: 5-15-17 |
House Sponsor: Darby |
Senate Joint Resolution 38, among other provisions, officially rescinds, repeals, revokes, cancels, voids, and nullifies any and all applications from Texas legislators before the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, that apply to the United States Congress for the calling of an Article V constitutional convention, except for the application provided by H.C.R. No. 31, Acts of the 65th Legislature, Regular Session, 1977, relating to a balanced federal budget. The resolution requires any application to the United States Congress for the calling of such a convention that is submitted by the Texas Legislature during or after the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, to be automatically rescinded, repealed, revoked, canceled, voided, and nullified if the applicable convention is not called on or before the eighth anniversary of the date the last legislative vote is taken on the application.