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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the forfeiture of |
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rights and interests of certain heirs, devisees, and legatees. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21, Article I, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this |
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section, no [No] conviction shall work corruption of blood, or |
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forfeiture of estate, and the estates of those who destroy their own |
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lives shall descend or vest as in case of natural death. |
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(b) The legislature may provide by law for forfeiture of a |
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right to or interest in a decedent's estate on conviction of a |
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devisee, legatee, or heir for the murder or capital murder of the |
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decedent. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2007. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the |
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legislature to prohibit a murderer from inheriting from the |
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murdered person's estate." |