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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right of a |
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person to travel in and operate a vehicle using human |
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decision-making. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 35 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 35. A person has the right to travel in a vehicle using |
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human decision-making to operate the vehicle, subject to: |
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(1) laws or regulations relating to: |
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(A) who is authorized to operate a motor vehicle, |
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a type of vehicle, or a class of vehicles; or |
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(B) the mental or physical competency required to |
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operate a vehicle; |
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(2) laws or regulations that impose or are subject to a |
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criminal penalty; and |
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(3) restrictions of the use of a vehicle due to |
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admission of, or conviction of a criminal statute, or violation of |
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an administrative regulation, except no statute or regulation may |
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be enacted the purpose of which is to bar the rights granted herein. |
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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 recognizing the right |
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of a person to travel in a vehicle using human decision-making to |
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operate the vehicle. |