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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment providing procedures to fill a |
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vacancy in the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 9(b), Article III, Texas Constitution, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The House of Representatives shall, when it first |
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assembles in regular session, organize temporarily, and thereupon |
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proceed to the election of a Speaker from its own members. The |
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Speaker shall, during the first 30 days of each regular session and |
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at such other times as may be necessary, select another member of |
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the House as Speaker pro tempore. If the office of Speaker becomes |
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vacant, the Speaker pro tempore shall convene the Committee of the |
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Whole House of Representatives within 30 days after the vacancy |
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occurs. The Committee of the Whole shall elect one of its members |
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Speaker to serve until the House next assembles in regular session. |
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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 providing procedures |
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to fill a vacancy in the office of Speaker of the House of |
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Representatives." |