By:  Whitmire                                         S.J.R. No. 43
                                SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
    1-1  proposing a constitutional amendment relating to garnishment of
    1-2  wages for court-ordered restitution in a criminal judgment and
    1-3  court-ordered reimbursement to the state for compensation to
    1-4  victims of crimes.
    1-5        BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
    1-6        SECTION 1.  Section 28, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is
    1-7  amended to read as follows:
    1-8        Sec. 28.  No current wages for personal service shall ever be
    1-9  subject to garnishment, except for the enforcement of court-ordered
   1-10  child support payments, court-ordered restitution in a criminal
   1-11  judgment, or court-ordered reimbursement to the state for
   1-12  compensation to victims of crimes.
   1-13        SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
   1-14  submitted to the voters at an election to be held on November 7,
   1-15  1995.  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against
   1-16  the proposition:  "The constitutional amendment permitting
   1-17  garnishment of wages for court-ordered restitution in a criminal
   1-18  judgment or for court-ordered reimbursement for compensation to
   1-19  victims of crimes."