TITLE: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to consider legislation on any subject during a special session.

SUMMARY: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to consider legislation on any subject during a special session.

FULL TEXT:
88(R) SJR 63-Introduced version-Bill Text 88R2411 MAW-D By: Birdwell S.J.R. No. 63 A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to consider legislation on any subject during a special session. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 40, Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 40. (a) When the legislature is [Legislature shall be] convened in a special session, the legislature may consider [there shall be no] legislation on any subject, including the [upon] subjects [other than those] designated in the proclamation of the governor [Governor] calling the [such] session, or presented to the legislature [them] by the governor. (b) No special [Governor; and no such] session shall be of longer duration than thirty days. SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to consider legislation on any subject during a special session."