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  By: Middleton H.J.R. No. 16
 
 
 
A JOINT RESOLUTION
  proposing a constitutional amendment providing that members of the
  legislature are not entitled to receive a state salary, per diem, or
  reimbursement for mileage for an unexcused absence when the
  applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum.
         BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 24, Article III, Texas Constitution, is
  amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
         (d)  Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (c) of this
  section, a member of the legislature is not entitled to receive any
  salary, per diem, or reimbursement for mileage to which the member
  would otherwise be entitled for any period during which the member
  is absent unexcused and the house of the legislature of which the
  person is a member lacks a quorum to do business.
         SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 8, 2022.
  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
  proposition: "The constitutional amendment providing that members
  of the legislature are not entitled to receive a state salary, per
  diem, or reimbursement for mileage for an unexcused absence when
  the applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum."