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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit the governor from |
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regulating alcoholic beverages, firearms, explosives, or |
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combustibles by order or proclamation. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article IV, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 27 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 27. The Governor may not, by order or proclamation, |
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suspend or limit the sale, dispensing, or transportation of |
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alcoholic beverages, firearms, explosives, or combustibles, |
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regardless of whether this State is in a period of emergency |
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resulting from a disaster. |
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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 2, 2021. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment prohibiting the |
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governor from regulating alcoholic beverages, firearms, |
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explosives, or combustibles by order or proclamation." |