By:  Lewis of Tarrant (Senate Sponsor - Harris)       H.J.R. No. 69
 1-1     vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 13, 1999, sent to printer.)
 1-2                           HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
 1-3     proposing a constitutional amendment permitting a political
 1-4     subdivision to purchase property and casualty insurance from
 1-5     certain mutual insurance companies.
 1-6           BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-7           SECTION 1.  Section 52(a), Article III, Texas Constitution,
 1-8     is amended to read as follows:
 1-9           (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, the
1-10     Legislature shall have no power to authorize any county, city, town
1-11     or other political corporation or subdivision of the State to lend
1-12     its credit or to grant public money or thing of value in aid of, or
1-13     to any individual, association or corporation whatsoever, or to
1-14     become a stockholder in such corporation, association or company.
1-15     However, this section does not prohibit the use of public funds or
1-16     credit for the payment of premiums on nonassessable property and
1-17     casualty, life, health, or accident insurance policies and annuity
1-18     contracts issued by a mutual insurance company authorized to do
1-19     business in this State.
1-20           SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
1-21     submitted to the voters at an election to be held on November 2,
1-22     1999.  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against
 2-1     the proposition:  "The constitutional amendment permitting a
 2-2     political subdivision to purchase nonassessable property and
 2-3     casualty insurance from an authorized mutual insurance company in
 2-4     the same manner that the political subdivision purchases life,
 2-5     health, and accident insurance."
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