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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the governor to call |
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the legislature 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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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) The Governor shall by proclamation convene the |
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Legislature in special session on receipt of a petition requesting |
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the special session that is signed by at least two-thirds of the |
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members of each house of the Legislature. The petition must state |
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the date the Governor must convene the special session and the |
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specific purpose or purposes for which the session is convened. The |
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proclamation must provide for convening the Legislature on the date |
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stated in the petition and must authorize the Legislature to |
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consider the specific purpose or 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 7, 2023. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring the governor |
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to call the legislature into special session on petition of at least |
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two-thirds of the members of each house of the legislature." |