Bill Text: TX HJR86 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit governmental entities from spending public money on legislative lobbying.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-11 - Referred to State Affairs [HJR86 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HJR86-Introduced.html

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86R11358 BRG-D
By: Toth H.J.R. No. 86

A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit governmental
entities from spending public money on legislative lobbying.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 74 to read as follows:
Sec. 74. A governmental entity may not spend public money to
directly or indirectly influence or attempt to influence the
outcome of any legislation pending before the legislature. The
legislature may enact laws to implement this section.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2019.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment to prohibit the use of
public money by governmental entities for legislative lobbying."