TITLE: Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the transfer of an animal used for county purposes to the animal's handler on the animal's retirement.

SUMMARY: Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the transfer of an animal used for county purposes to the animal's handler on the animal's retirement.

FULL TEXT:
86(R) HJR 74-Introduced version-Bill Text 86R4939 JTS-F By: Tinderholt H.J.R. No. 74 A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the transfer of an animal used for county purposes to the animal's handler on the animal's retirement. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by adding Section 52l to read as follows: Sec. 52l. On the retirement of an animal owned and used by a county for county purposes, the county may transfer ownership of the animal to the animal's handler at no cost to the handler. SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2019. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment to allow the transfer of an animal used for county purposes to the animal's handler on the animal's retirement."