HJR151 - Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing each house of the legislature to determine the order of business for that house.

  89R12422 MAW-F     By: Lowe H.J.R. No. 151       A JOINT RESOLUTION   proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing each house of the   legislature to determine the order of business for that house.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 5(b) and (c), Article III, Texas   Constitution, are amended to read as follows:          (b)  When convened in regular session [ Session ], each house   of the legislature [ the first thirty days thereof shall be devoted   to the introduction of bills and resolutions, acting upon emergency   appropriations, passing upon the confirmation of the recess   appointees of the Governor and such emergency matters as may be   submitted by the Governor in special messages to the Legislature.   During the succeeding thirty days of the regular session of the   Legislature the various committees of each House shall hold   hearings to consider all bills and resolutions and other matters   then pending; and such emergency matters as may be submitted by the   Governor. During the remainder of the session the Legislature   shall act upon such bills and resolutions as may be then pending and   upon such emergency matters as may be submitted by the Governor in   special messages to the Legislature.          [ (c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b), either House ] may   determine its order of business by an affirmative vote of a majority   [ four-fifths ] of its membership.          SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be   submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.   The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the   proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing each house   of the legislature to determine the order of business for that   house."