By Thompson                                           H.J.R. No. 90
       74R7349 RJA-F
                                  A JOINT RESOLUTION
    1-1  proposing a constitutional amendment granting the supreme court
    1-2  jurisdiction to answer questions certified from the court of
    1-3  criminal appeals and granting the court of criminal appeals
    1-4  jurisdiction to answer questions certified from the supreme court.
    1-5        BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
    1-6        SECTION 1.  Section 3-c, Article V, Texas Constitution, is
    1-7  amended to read as follows:
    1-8        Sec. 3-c.   (a)  The supreme court and the court of criminal
    1-9  appeals have jurisdiction to answer questions of state law
   1-10  certified from a federal appellate court.
   1-11        (b)  The supreme court has jurisdiction to answer questions
   1-12  of law, other than criminal law, certified from the court of
   1-13  criminal appeals.
   1-14        (c)  The court of criminal appeals has jurisdiction to answer
   1-15  questions of criminal law certified from the supreme court.
   1-16        (d)  The supreme court and the court of criminal appeals
   1-17  shall promulgate rules of procedure relating to the review of those
   1-18  questions.
   1-19        SECTION 2.  The following temporary provision is added to the
   1-20  Texas Constitution:
   1-21        TEMPORARY PROVISION.  (a)  This temporary provision applies
   1-22  to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 74th Legislature,
   1-23  Regular Session, 1995, granting the supreme court jurisdiction to
   1-24  answer questions of law certified from the court of criminal
    2-1  appeals and granting the court of criminal appeals jurisdiction to
    2-2  answer questions of law certified from the supreme court.
    2-3        (b)  The amendment takes effect January 1, 1996.
    2-4        (c)  This temporary provision expires January  2, 1996.
    2-5        SECTION 3.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
    2-6  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 1995.
    2-7  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
    2-8  proposition:  "The constitutional amendment granting the supreme
    2-9  court jurisdiction to answer questions certified from the court of
   2-10  criminal appeals and granting the court of criminal appeals
   2-11  jurisdiction to answer questions certified from the supreme court."