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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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to nullify an order, rule, policy, or similar measure adopted by the |
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executive branch of the federal government that exceeds the |
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authority granted by the United States Constitution. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 68 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 68. The legislature without the approval of the |
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governor may nullify an executive order, agency rule or policy, or |
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similar measure adopted by an official or entity within the |
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executive branch of the federal government, if the legislature by a |
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vote of two-thirds of the membership of each house determines that |
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the order, rule, policy, or measure exceeds the authority granted |
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to the executive branch by the United States Constitution. An |
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order, rule, policy, or measure nullified by the legislature has no |
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legal effect in this state and may not be enforced or recognized as |
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having legal effect by this state or a political subdivision of this |
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state. |
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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 3, 2015. |
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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 nullify an order, rule, policy, or similar measure |
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adopted by an official or entity within the executive branch of the |
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federal government that exceeds the authority granted to that |
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branch by the United States Constitution." |