Texas Gender Composition of Governor's Appointments Amendment, HJR 29 (2017)

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Texas Gender Composition of Governor's Appointments Amendment
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Election date
November 7, 2017
Topic
State executive official measures
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
Constitutional amendment		Origin
State legislature

The Texas Gender Composition of Governor's Appointments Amendment, also known as HJR 29, was not on the ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 7, 2017.

The measure would have required the governor to ensure that appointments to state boards, agencies, and commissions reflect the gender composition of the state.[1]

Rep. Sergio Munoz, Jr. (D-36) introduced the amendment as House Joint Resolution 29 in the Texas Legislature.[2]

Text of measure

Ballot title

The following ballot title was proposed to appear on the ballot:[1]

“ The constitutional amendment requiring the governor’s appointments to state boards, commissions, or other governing bodies of state agencies to reflect the gender composition of this state.[3] ”

Constitutional changes

See also: Article 4, Texas Constitution

The measure would have added a Section 12A to Article 4 of the Texas Constitution:[1]

Sec. 12A. In making any appointment to a state board, commission, or other governing body of a state agency, the Governor shall, to the extent possible, ensure that the gender composition of the board, commission, or governing body reflects the gender composition of this state.[3]

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Texas Constitution

The proposed constitutional amendment was filed by Rep. Sergio Munoz, Jr. (D-36) as House Joint Resolution 29 on November 14, 2016.[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.

The amendment did not receive a vote in the state legislature.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas Legislature, "House Joint Resolution 29," accessed November 14, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Legislature, "HJR 29 Overview," accessed November 14, 2016
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "quotedisclaimer" defined multiple times with different content
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