A JOINT RESOLUTION 1-1 proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize garnishment of 1-2 wages for the enforcement of court-ordered spousal maintenance. 1-3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Section 28, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is 1-5 amended to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 28. No current wages for personal service shall ever be 1-7 subject to garnishment, except for the enforcement of 1-8 court-ordered: 1-9 (1) child support payments; or 1-10 (2) spousal maintenance. 1-11 SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 1-12 submitted to the voters at an election to be held on November 2, 1-13 1999. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against 1-14 the proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing 1-15 garnishment of wages for the enforcement of court-ordered spousal 1-16 maintenance." _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.J.R. No. 16 was passed by the House on May 7, 1999, by the following vote: Yeas 120, Nays 22, 1 present, not voting. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.J.R. No. 16 was passed by the Senate on May 19, 1999, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 2. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate RECEIVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Secretary of State