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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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to set a minimum amount of monetary bond for persons charged with |
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stalking or an offense involving family violence. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11, Article I, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11. (a) All prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient |
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sureties, unless for capital offenses [offences], when the proof is |
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evident; but this provision shall not be so construed as to prevent |
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bail after indictment found upon examination of the evidence, in |
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such manner as may be prescribed by law. |
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(b) The legislature by general law may set a minimum amount |
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of monetary bail that must be imposed in a case in which a person is |
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accused of committing the offense of stalking or an offense |
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involving family violence, as defined by the legislature. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the |
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legislature to set a minimum amount of monetary bond for persons |
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charged with stalking or an offense involving family violence." |