79R4882 JSA-D

By:  Laubenberg                                                 H.J.R. No. 39 



A JOINT RESOLUTION

proposing a constitutional amendment to require the house of 
representatives  to take a record vote on approval of a bill or 
joint resolution.
	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                       
	SECTION 1.  Section 12, Article III, Texas Constitution, is 
amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 12.  (a)  Each house of the legislature [House] shall 
keep a journal of its proceedings, and publish the same.
	(b)  A vote taken by the house of representatives must be by 
record vote with the yeas and nays entered in the journal of the 
house if the vote is on approval of a bill or a measure proposing or 
ratifying a constitutional amendment, including approval on second 
or third reading, by concurrence in senate amendments, or by 
adoption of a conference committee report.
	(c)  In addition to the requirements applicable to the house 
of representatives under Subsection (b) of this section,[; and] the 
yeas and nays of the members of either house [House] on any question 
shall, at the desire of any three members present, be entered on the 
journals.
	SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 8, 2005.  
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the 
proposition: "The constitutional amendment to require that a record 
vote be taken by the Texas House of Representatives on approval of 
any bill or constitutional amendment."