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Texas Historical Memorials Amendment (2015)
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Texas Historical Memorials Amendment was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have allowed the Texas Legislature to make appropriations for "preserving and perpetuating memorials of the history of Texas," including by means of "films, videotapes, audiotapes, computer files or other electronic storage media." As of 2015, the legislature can only make appropriations for historical memorials in the forms of monuments, statues, paintings and documents.[1]
The measure would have also allowed the state to accept "gifts of items of historical value and contributions to purchase items of historical value." Currently, the state is not constitutionally permitted to receive gifts of historical value or contributions for such items.
The measure was introduced into the Texas Legislature by Rep. Kelly Hancock (R-9) as Senate Joint Resolution 26.[2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The proposed ballot title was:[1]
| “ | The constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to make appropriations for preserving and perpetuating certain items of historical value and allowing the legislature and state agencies to accept on behalf of the state gifts of items of historical value and contributions to preserve and perpetuate such items.[3] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 16, Texas Constitution
The proposed amendment would have amended Section 39 of Article 16 of the Texas Constitution.[1] The following underlined text would have been added by the proposed measure's approval:
The Legislature may, from time to time, make appropriations for preserving and perpetuating memorials of the history of Texas, by means of monuments, statues, paintings, films, videotapes, audiotapes, computer files or other electronic storage media, and documents of historical value. The Legislature or an agency of the state may accept on behalf of the state gifts of items of historical value and contributions to purchase items of historical value. [3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
The proposed constitutional amendment was filed by Texas Legislature by Rep. Kelly Hancock (R-9) as Senate Joint Resolution 26 on January 26, 2015.[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.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas Legislature, "SJR No. 26," accessed January 28, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Legislature, "SJR No. 26 History," accessed January 28, 2014
- ↑ 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
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