TITLE: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to own, hold, and use a mutually agreed upon medium of exchange.

SUMMARY: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to own, hold, and use a mutually agreed upon medium of exchange.

FULL TEXT:
89(R) HJR 177-Introduced version-Bill Text 89R14801 TYPED By: Hopper H.J.R. No. 177 A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to own, hold, and use a mutually agreed upon medium of exchange. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by adding Section 36 to read as follows: Sec. 36. The right of the people to own, hold, and use a mutually agreed upon medium of exchange, including cash, coin, bullion, digital currency, or privately issued scrip, when trading and contracting for goods and services shall not be infringed. No government shall prohibit or encumber the ownership or holding of any form or amount of money or other currency. Nothing in this section shall be construed as restricting this state from choosing the medium of exchange the state will accept for payments made to the state. 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 recognizing the right of the people to own, hold, and use a mutually agreed upon medium of exchange, including cash, coin, bullion, digital currency, or privately issued scrip."