TITLE: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a member of the legislature to be in the state in order to receive a per diem during a legislative session.

SUMMARY: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a member of the legislature to be in the state in order to receive a per diem during a legislative session.

FULL TEXT:
87(2) SJR 8-Introduced version-Bill Text 87S20132 TJB-D By: Perry S.J.R. No. 8 A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a member of the legislature to be in the state in order to receive a per diem during a legislative session. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 24(a), Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended to read as follows: (a) Members of the Legislature shall receive from the Public Treasury a salary of Six Hundred Dollars ($600) per month, unless a greater amount is recommended by the Texas Ethics Commission and approved by the voters of this State in which case the salary is that amount. Each member shall also receive a per diem set by the Texas Ethics Commission for each day the member is in this State during each Regular and Special Session of the Legislature. SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 8, 2022. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring a member of the legislature to be in the state in order to receive a per diem during a legislative session."