TITLE: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that members of the legislature are not entitled to receive a state salary, per diem, or reimbursement for mileage for an unexcused absence when the applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum.

SUMMARY: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that members of the legislature are not entitled to receive a state salary, per diem, or reimbursement for mileage for an unexcused absence when the applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum.

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87(3) HJR 8-Introduced version-Bill Text By: Middleton H.J.R. No. 8 A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment providing that members of the legislature are not entitled to receive a state salary, per diem, or reimbursement for mileage for an unexcused absence when the applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 24, Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (c) of this section, a member of the legislature is not entitled to receive any salary, per diem, or reimbursement for mileage to which the member would otherwise be entitled for any period during which the member is absent unexcused and the house of the legislature of which the person is a member lacks a quorum to do business. 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 providing that members of the legislature are not entitled to receive a state salary, per diem, or reimbursement for mileage for an unexcused absence when the applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum."