Bill Text: TX HB979 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the time and place for the convening of the legislature for annual regular sessions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-01 - Referred to State Affairs [HB979 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB979-Introduced.html

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87R3580 MAW-D
By: Larson H.B. No. 979

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the time and place for the convening of the legislature
for annual regular sessions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 301.001, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 301.001. TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING. The legislature
shall convene at the seat of government in regular session at 12
noon on the first Monday in March [second Tuesday in January] of
each [odd-numbered] year.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect December 1, 2021, but only
if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 87th Legislature,
Regular Session, 2021, providing for annual legislative sessions is
approved by the voters. If that proposed constitutional amendment
is not approved by the voters, this Act has no effect.