By Harris S.J.R. No. 15 76R3081 DWS-D A JOINT RESOLUTION 1-1 proposing a constitutional amendment relating to transactions in 1-2 connection with an encumbrance on a homestead by an incapacitated 1-3 person. 1-4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 50, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is 1-6 amended by adding Subsection (t) to read as follows: 1-7 (t) If this section requires consent or execution of a 1-8 contract by a person's spouse and that spouse is incapacitated, the 1-9 consent or execution of the contract by the incapacitated spouse 1-10 may be obtained as provided by law for the giving of consent or 1-11 execution of a contract for an incapacitated person. 1-12 SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 1-13 submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 1999. 1-14 The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the 1-15 proposition: "The constitutional amendment making law applicable 1-16 to incapacitated persons apply to the giving of consent or 1-17 execution of a contract by an incapacitated person in relation to 1-18 an extension of credit secured by a homestead."