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."
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