1-1  By:  Whitmire                                         S.J.R. No. 43
    1-2        (In the Senate - Filed March 8, 1995; March 14, 1995, read
    1-3  first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice;
    1-4  April 5, 1995, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
    1-5  Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0; April 5, 1995,
    1-6  sent to printer.)
    1-7  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.J.R. No. 43                By:  Whitmire
    1-8                        SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
    1-9  proposing a constitutional amendment relating to garnishment of
   1-10  wages for court-ordered restitution in a criminal judgment and
   1-11  court-ordered reimbursement to the state for compensation to
   1-12  victims of crimes.
   1-13        BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
   1-14        SECTION 1.  Section 28, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is
   1-15  amended to read as follows:
   1-16        Sec. 28.  No current wages for personal service shall ever be
   1-17  subject to garnishment, except for the enforcement of court-ordered
   1-18  child support payments, court-ordered restitution in a criminal
   1-19  judgment, or court-ordered reimbursement to the state for
   1-20  compensation to victims of crimes.
   1-21        SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
   1-22  submitted to the voters at an election to be held on November 7,
   1-23  1995.  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against
   1-24  the proposition:  "The constitutional amendment permitting
   1-25  garnishment of wages for court-ordered restitution in a criminal
   1-26  judgment or for court-ordered reimbursement for compensation to
   1-27  victims of crimes."
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