1-1 By: Shapleigh, Barrientos S.J.R. No. 25 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed February 13, 2001; February 14, 2001, 1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice; 1-4 April 18, 2001, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 4, 1-5 Nays 3; April 18, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-6 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1-7 proposing a constitutional amendment relating to a moratorium on 1-8 the execution of persons convicted of capital offenses. 1-9 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-10 SECTION 1. Section 11, Article IV, Texas Constitution, is 1-11 amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: 1-12 (c) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is prohibited 1-13 from performing executions until September 1, 2003, to permit an 1-14 entity created by the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, to 1-15 complete and present to the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 1-16 2003, any studies on the administration of capital punishment in 1-17 this state required by the legislature and any recommended 1-18 legislation to improve procedures in capital cases. This 1-19 subsection expires September 2, 2003. 1-20 SECTION 2. This proposed amendment shall be submitted to the 1-21 voters at an election to be held November 6, 2001. The ballot 1-22 shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: 1-23 "The constitutional amendment establishing a moratorium on the 1-24 execution of persons convicted of capital offenses." 1-25 * * * * *