By: Harrison H.B. No. 5065
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the recall of a United States senator by the
  legislature.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that:
               (1)  the federal government was intended to be a
  creation of and responsive to the sovereign states;
               (2)  the 10th Amendment rights of states and the people
  have been significantly diminished since the adoption of the 17th
  Amendment;
               (3)  a restoration of the appropriate balance of power
  between the sovereign State of Texas and the federal government is
  necessary;
               (4)  the federal government has asserted itself in
  nearly all matters of human endeavor including the exercising of
  authorities not granted to it under the constitution;
               (5)  the rate of unconstitutional encroachments on
  state sovereignty has increased since the adoption of the 17th
  Amendment; and
               (6)  it is necessary to restore the original
  constitutional design that federal senators serve the best interest
  of the State of Texas.
         SECTION 2.  Title 9, Election Code, is amended by adding
  Chapter 147 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 147. UNITED STATES SENATORS
         Sec. 147.001.  RECALL BY LEGISLATURE. (a) A person holding
  the office of United States senator elected from this state is
  subject to recall by a majority vote of each house of the Texas
  Legislature.
         (b)  A vacancy in the office of United States senator occurs
  on the date of a successful recall under this section.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2023.