81S10067 GCB-D
 
  By: Veasey H.J.R. No. 1
 
 
 
A JOINT RESOLUTION
  proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governor to
  grant a posthumous pardon for actual innocence.
         BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 11(b), Article IV, Texas Constitution,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (b)  In all criminal cases, except treason and impeachment,
  the Governor shall have power, after conviction, on the written
  signed recommendation and advice of the Board of Pardons and
  Paroles, or a majority thereof, to grant reprieves and commutations
  of punishment and pardons, including a posthumous pardon for actual
  innocence. Under [; and under] such rules as the Legislature may
  prescribe, and upon the written recommendation and advice of a
  majority of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Governor [he]
  shall have the power to remit fines and forfeitures. The Governor
  shall have the power to grant one reprieve in any capital case for a
  period not to exceed thirty (30) days. The Governor [; and he]
  shall have power to revoke conditional pardons. With the advice and
  consent of the Legislature, the Governor [he] may grant reprieves,
  commutations of punishment and pardons in cases of treason.
         SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 3, 2009.
  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
  proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the
  governor to grant a posthumous pardon for actual innocence."