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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the time during |
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which the legislature may act on bills or resolutions during a |
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regular session. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 5(b), Article III, Texas Constitution, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) When convened in regular Session, the first thirty days |
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thereof shall be devoted to the introduction of bills and |
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resolutions, acting upon emergency appropriations, passing upon |
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the confirmation of the recess appointees of the Governor and such |
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emergency matters as may be submitted by the Governor in special |
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messages to the Legislature. [During the succeeding thirty days of |
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the regular session of the Legislature the various committees of |
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each House shall hold hearings to consider all bills and |
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resolutions and other matters then pending; and such emergency |
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matters as may be submitted by the Governor.] During the remainder |
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of the session the Legislature shall hold hearings and act upon such |
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bills and resolutions as may be then pending and upon such emergency |
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matters as may be submitted by the Governor in special messages to |
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the Legislature. |
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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 4, 2025. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment regarding the time |
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during which the legislature may act on bills or resolutions during |
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a regular session." |