Texas Dedication of Appropriations Amendment (2015)
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The Texas Dedication of Appropriations Amendment was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have determined the source of general law appropriations.[1]
The measure was introduced into the Texas Legislature by Rep. Richard Raymond (D-42) as House Joint Resolution 58.[2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The proposed ballot title was:[1]
| “ | The constitutional amendment regarding the dedication by general law of revenue of or money received by this state and money held in or deposited to an account or fund in side or outside the state treasury and the authorized expenditure or appropriation of revenue or money dedicated by general law.[3] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 8, Texas Constitution
The proposed amendment would have added a Section 28 to Article 8 of the Texas Constitution.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
The proposed constitutional amendment was filed by Rep. Richard Raymond (D-42) as House Joint Resolution 58 on December 11, 2014.[2] A two-thirds vote in both chambers of the Texas State Legislature was required to refer this amendment to the ballot. Texas is one of 16 states that require a two-thirds supermajority vote in both chambers.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas Legislature, "HJR No. 58," accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Legislature, "HJR No. 58 History," accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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