By Fraser S.J.R. No. 9
77R3421 AEI-D
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1-1 proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize garnishment of
1-2 wages for the enforcement of a judgment.
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 (1) court-ordered[:] child support payments or [; or]
1-9 [(2)] spousal maintenance; or
1-10 (2) a judgment entered by a court.
1-11 SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
1-12 submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2002.
1-13 The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against
1-14 the proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing
1-15 garnishment of wages for the enforcement of a judgment."