Bill Text: TX HJR129 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a state senator or state representative to forfeit office on the final conviction of a felony.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-06 - Left pending in committee [HJR129 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HJR129-Introduced.html
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By: Naishtat | H.J.R. No. 129 |
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proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a state senator or | ||
state representative to forfeit office on the final conviction of a | ||
felony. | ||
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by | ||
adding Section 11-a to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 11-a. If any Senator or Representative is finally | ||
convicted of a felony under the law of this state, another state, or | ||
the United States, the Senator or Representative shall immediately | ||
forfeit the Senator's or Representative's office, and the vacancy | ||
shall be filled as provided by Section 13 of this article. A person | ||
who forfeits office under this section may not continue to perform | ||
the duties of the office under Section 17, Article XVI, of this | ||
constitution. | ||
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | ||
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 8, 2011. | ||
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the | ||
proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring a state | ||
senator or state representative to immediately forfeit legislative | ||
office on final conviction of a felony." |