H.R. No. 1178
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State
1-2 of Texas, 74th Legislature, Regular Session, 1995, That House Rule
1-3 13, Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule
1-4 13, Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to
1-5 resolve the differences on House Bill No. 2027 to consider and take
1-6 action on the following matter:
1-7 (1) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit
1-8 the committee to add text to read as follows:
1-9 If any provision of this Act or its application to any person or
1-10 circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other
1-11 provisions or applications of this Act that can be given effect
1-12 without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the
1-13 provisions of this Act are declared to be severable.
1-14 Explanation: This change is necessary to clarify that the
1-15 provisions of this Act are severable.
1-16 (2) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(1) and (2), are suspended
1-17 to permit the committee to omit text and to change text.
1-18 The omitted text reads as follows:
1-19 This Act takes effect September 1, 1995.
1-20 The changed text reads as follows:
1-21 The importance of this legislation and the crowded condition
1-22 of the calendars in both houses create an emergency and an
1-23 imperative public necessity that the constitutional rule requiring
1-24 bills to be read on three several days in each house be suspended,
2-1 and this rule is hereby suspended, and that this Act take effect
2-2 and be in force from and after its passage, and it is so enacted.
2-3 Explanation: This change is necessary to clarify that this
2-4 Act takes effect immediately.