Bill Text: TX HJR72 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment permitting a person to hold more than one office as a municipal judge at the same time.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2019-05-22 - Filed with the Secretary of State [HJR72 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HJR72-Introduced.html
  86R9073 JG-D
 
  By: White H.J.R. No. 72
 
 
 
A JOINT RESOLUTION
  proposing a constitutional amendment permitting a person to hold
  more than one office as an unpaid municipal judge.
         BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 40, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is
  amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
         (e)  Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (c) of this
  section, a person may hold more than one office as an elected or
  appointed municipal judge in more than one municipality at the same
  time if the person receives no salary or compensation for any office
  of municipal judge held by the person.
         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 permitting a person to
  hold more than one office as an unpaid municipal judge."
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