By:  Harris                                           S.J.R. No. 15
                               SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
 1-1     proposing a constitutional amendment relating to transactions by an
 1-2     incapacitated person in connection with a homestead.
 1-3           BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1.  Section 50, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is
 1-5     amended by adding Subsection (t) to read as follows:
 1-6           (t)  If this section requires consent or execution of a lien,
 1-7     contract, or other instrument by the owner of the homestead or that
 1-8     owner's spouse and the owner or spouse is considered or presumed
 1-9     incapacitated, the consent or execution may be obtained as provided
1-10     by law and a third party may rely on the consent or execution.
1-11           SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
1-12     submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 1999.
1-13     The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
1-14     proposition:  "The constitutional amendment providing that the law
1-15     that applies to the giving of consent or execution of a lien,
1-16     contract, or other instrument by an incapacitated person applies to
1-17     the giving of consent or the execution of a lien, contract, or
1-18     other instrument relating to a homestead."