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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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BE IT RESOLVED by the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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That the following Joint Rule is adopted and becomes effective |
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immediately upon adoption by the house last adopting this |
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resolution: |
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JOINT RULE 1 |
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SECTION 1. ENROLLING BILLS. (a) Beginning in the 87th |
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Regular Legislative Session, after a bill has finally passed both |
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houses of the legislature, the clerk of the house or secretary of |
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the senate will enroll the bill and shall assign a Texas Legislative |
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Act number utilizing existing enrollment technology shared by both |
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chambers. |
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(b) Each enrolled bill shall include all proper |
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endorsements as a Texas Legislative Act and: |
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(1) shall include the Texas Legislative Act number on |
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the face of the enrolled bill; and |
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(2) shall not include the originating house's bill |
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number on the face of the bill. |
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(c) Subsection (b) does not prohibit the responsible |
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officer from including the originating house's bill number in the |
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certification of the bill's passage. |
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(d) Once a Texas Legislative Act number has been assigned, |
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all future references to the enrolled bill in the journals of each |
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house and in messages to the other house and the governor shall use |
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only the Texas Legislative Act number. |
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(e) The Texas Legislative Act number shall be published and |
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maintained in the electronic legislative information system for |
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each enrolled bill enacted for each session and index |
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those numbers |
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by bill number and, when assigned by the secretary of state, the |
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session law chapter number for each Texas Act. |