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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the constitutional |
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provision providing that marriage in this state consists only of |
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the union of one man and one woman and prohibiting this state or a |
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political subdivision of this state from creating or recognizing |
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any legal status identical or similar to marriage, and to change |
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certain terminology used to refer to the parties to a marriage. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32, Article I, Texas Constitution, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 2. Section 52, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 52. On the death of one [the husband or wife,] or both |
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spouses, the homestead shall descend and vest in like manner as |
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other real property of the deceased, and shall be governed by the |
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same laws of descent and distribution, but it shall not be |
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partitioned among the heirs of the deceased during the lifetime of |
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the surviving spouse [husband or wife], or so long as the survivor |
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[surviver] may elect to use or occupy the same as a homestead, or so |
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long as the guardian of the minor children of the deceased may be |
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permitted, under the order of the proper court having the |
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jurisdiction, to use and occupy the same. |
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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 permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment repealing the |
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constitutional provision providing that marriage in this state |
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consists only of the union of one man and one woman and prohibiting |
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this state or a political subdivision of this state from creating or |
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recognizing any legal status identical or similar to marriage, and |
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changing certain terminology used to refer to the parties to a |
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marriage." |