Bill Text: TX SJR43 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the use of state funds to pay for the obligations of a local public retirement system.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-05-09 - Referred to Appropriations [SJR43 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SJR43-Engrossed.html
By: Huffman, et al. | S.J.R. No. 43 | |
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION |
proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the use of state | ||
funds to pay for the obligations of a local public retirement | ||
system. | ||
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 67, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is | ||
amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: | ||
(c-1) This state is not liable for any debts or other | ||
obligations of a retirement system described by Subsection (c) of | ||
this section. The legislature may not appropriate money to a | ||
retirement system described by Subsection (c) of this section to | ||
pay any debts or other obligations of the retirement system. | ||
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | ||
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2017. | ||
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the | ||
proposition: "The constitutional amendment prohibiting the | ||
legislature from appropriating state money to a local public | ||
retirement system to pay any debts or other obligations of the | ||
retirement system." |