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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the dedication by |
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general law of money received by this state and money held in or |
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deposited to an account or fund inside or outside the state treasury |
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and the authorized expenditure or appropriation of money dedicated |
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by general law. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 26 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 26. (a) The legislature by general law may dedicate |
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to one or more particular purposes the appropriation or expenditure |
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of money: |
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(1) received by this state from one or more particular |
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sources; or |
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(2) held in or deposited to an identified account or |
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fund inside or outside the state treasury. |
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(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not authorize a |
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dedication by general law of money otherwise dedicated by this |
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constitution in a manner that is inconsistent with that |
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constitutional dedication. |
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(c) Money the appropriation or expenditure of which is |
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dedicated by general law to a purpose or purposes as described by |
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Subsection (a) of this section may not be appropriated or expended |
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for any purpose other than the dedicated purpose or purposes, |
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except as authorized by a subsequently adopted general law that: |
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(1) expressly amends or repeals the general law under |
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which the money was dedicated; and |
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(2) is adopted by a record vote of two-thirds of the |
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membership of both houses of the legislature. |
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SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to |
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the Texas Constitution: |
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TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) This temporary provision applies |
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to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 89th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2025, regarding the dedication by general law of |
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money received by this state and money held in or deposited to an |
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account or fund inside or outside the state treasury and the |
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authorized expenditure or appropriation of money dedicated by |
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general law. |
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(b) Section 26, Article VIII, of this constitution takes |
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effect September 1, 2027, and applies only to appropriations |
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authorized for or expenditures during a state fiscal year beginning |
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on or after that date. |
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(c) This temporary provision expires January 1, 2028. |
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SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025. |
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The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment regarding the |
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dedication by general law of money received by this state and money |
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held in or deposited to an account or fund inside or outside the |
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state treasury and the authorized expenditure or appropriation of |
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money dedicated by general law." |