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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the legislature to |
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convene into special session on petition of at least two-thirds of |
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the members of each house of the legislature following certain |
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disaster or emergency declarations. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 8, Article IV, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) If a state of emergency extends over 60 days in a |
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geographic area containing over sixty percent of the total state |
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population, the legislature shall convene in special session on |
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receipt of a petition requesting the special session that is signed |
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by at least two-thirds of the members of each house of the |
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legislature. The petition must state the date the Legislature must |
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convene the special session and the specific purpose or purposes |
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for which the session is convened. The proclamation must provide |
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for convening the legislature on the date stated in the petition and |
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must authorize the legislature to consider the specific purpose or |
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purposes stated in the petition. |
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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 provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring the |
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legislature to convene into special session on petition of at least |
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two-thirds of the members of each house of the legislature |
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following certain disaster or emergency declarations." |