Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. 2027 By ____________________ H.R. No. ____ 74R14397 CAG-D 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. 2-5 ¯BEGCAPTIONÆ 2-6 Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. 2-7 2027. 2-8 ¯ENDCAPTIONÆ