R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, At the general election on November 4, 1930, Section

 1-2     5, Article III, Texas Constitution, was amended to read as follows,

 1-3     to wit:

 1-4           "The Legislature shall meet every two years at such time as

 1-5     may be provided by law and at other times when convened by the

 1-6     Governor.  When convened in regular Session, the first thirty days

 1-7     thereof shall be devoted to the introduction of bills and

 1-8     resolutions, acting upon emergency appropriations, passing upon the

 1-9     confirmation of the recess appointees of the Governor and such

1-10     emergency matters as may be submitted by the Governor in special

1-11     messages to the Legislature; provided that during the succeeding

1-12     thirty days of the regular session of the Legislature the various

1-13     committees of each House shall hold hearings to consider all bills

1-14     and resolutions and other matters then pending; and such emergency

1-15     matters as may be submitted by the Governor; provided further that

1-16     during the following sixty days the Legislature shall act upon such

1-17     bills and resolutions as may be then pending and upon such

1-18     emergency matters as may be submitted by the Governor in special

1-19     messages to the Legislature; provided, however, either House may

1-20     otherwise determine its order of business by an affirmative vote of

1-21     four-fifths of its membership."; and

1-22           WHEREAS, Under said amendment it is specifically provided

1-23     that either house may otherwise determine its order of business by

1-24     an affirmative vote of four-fifths of its membership; now,

 2-1     therefore, be it

 2-2           RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-3     Legislature, by an affirmative vote of four-fifths of its

 2-4     membership, That the order of its business for the regular session

 2-5     is hereby determined to be otherwise than set forth in Section 5,

 2-6     Article III, Texas Constitution, and declared to be specifically as

 2-7     set forth in the temporary and permanent rules of the House of

 2-8     Representatives of the 75th Legislature.

                                                                      Stiles

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                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 3 was adopted by the House on January

         21, 1997, by the following vote:  Yeas 138, Nays 0, 1 present, not

         voting.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House