By: Kolkhorst, et al. S.J.R. No. 19
 
 
  SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
 
 
 
  proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a right for
  certain residents receiving care in residential settings to
  designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation.
         BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by
  adding Section 35 to read as follows:
         Sec. 35.  (a)  A resident of a nursing facility, assisted
  living facility, intermediate care facility for individuals with an
  intellectual disability, residence providing home and
  community-based services, or state supported living center, as
  those terms are defined by general law, has the right to designate
  an essential caregiver with whom the facility, residence, or center
  may not prohibit in-person visitation. 
         (b)  The legislature by general law may provide for
  guidelines for a facility, residence, or center described by
  Subsection (a) of this section to follow in establishing essential
  caregiver visitation policies and procedures. 
         SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2021.
  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
  proposition: "The constitutional amendment establishing a right
  for certain residents receiving care in residential settings to
  designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation."