By Thompson                                     H.J.R. No. 49

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                                 A JOINT RESOLUTION

 1-1     proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the creation of a

 1-2     judicial compensation commission.

 1-3           BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

 1-4           SECTION 1.  Article V, Texas Constitution, is amended by

 1-5     adding Section 32 to read as follows:

 1-6           Sec. 32.   (a)  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this

 1-7     constitution, the Legislature may by law create a judicial

 1-8     compensation commission to make recommendations for judicial

 1-9     salaries that become law if neither the Senate nor the House of

1-10     Representatives, by majority vote, rejects the recommendations.

1-11           (b)  Subsection (a) of this section applies only to salaries

1-12     for justices and judges of the Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal

1-13     Appeals, the Courts of Appeal, and the District Courts.

1-14           SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be

1-15     submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 1997.

1-16     The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the

1-17     proposition:  "The constitutional amendment authorizing the

1-18     legislature to create a judicial compensation commission."