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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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to designate subjects for legislation during a special session. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 40, Article III, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 40. (a) When the legislature is [Legislature shall be] |
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convened in a special session, the legislature may not consider |
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[there shall be no] legislation on a subject [upon subjects] other |
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than a subject [those] designated in the proclamation of the |
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governor [Governor] calling the [such] session, [or] presented to |
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the legislature [them] by the governor, or designated by either |
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house of the legislature by resolution approved by a two-thirds |
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vote of the members of that house. A subject designated by one |
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house of the legislature may be considered by the other house. |
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(b) No special [Governor; and no such] session shall be of |
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longer duration than thirty days. |
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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 authorizing the |
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legislature to designate subjects for legislation during a special |
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session." |