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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a statewide |
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referendum allowing voters to indicate a preference for observing |
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standard time year-round or observing daylight saving time |
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year-round. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 74 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 74. (a) The legislature by general law may: |
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(1) hold a statewide referendum that allows the voters |
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to indicate a preference for either: |
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(A) observing standard time year-round; or |
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(B) observing daylight saving time year-round; |
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and |
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(2) enact a law based on the results of the referendum |
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providing for observing standard time year-round or observing |
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daylight saving time year-round. |
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(b) A statewide referendum described by Subsection (a) of |
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this section that is held on the same day as the election on the |
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constitutional amendment to add this section to this article is |
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hereby validated. |
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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 authorizing the state |
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to conduct a statewide referendum to allow the voters to choose |
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between observing standard time year-round and observing daylight |
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saving time year-round and authorizing the legislature to enact |
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legislation that gives effect to the option preferred by a majority |
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of the voters voting in the statewide referendum." |