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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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to provide for legislative review or approval of state agency |
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rules. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article II, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 2 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2. (a) The legislature by general law may provide for |
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legislative review or approval of rules adopted by agencies in the |
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executive department. |
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(b) The law may: |
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(1) prescribe procedures regarding rules; |
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(2) prescribe conditions for rules to take effect; |
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(3) provide for suspension, repeal, or expiration of |
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rules; or |
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(4) delegate powers to either legislative house, |
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including committees in those houses. |
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(c) A general law enacted under this section must provide |
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that only an elected member of the legislature may participate in |
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the approval of rules adopted by agencies in the executive |
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department. |
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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 7, 2017. |
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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 provide for legislative review or approval of state |
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agency rules." |