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Texas Historical Memorials as Gifts Amendment, SJR 31 (2017)
| Texas Historical Memorials as Gifts Amendment | |
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| Election date November 7, 2017 | |
| Topic History, culture and the arts | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Texas Historical Memorials as Gifts Amendment, also known as SJR 31, was not on the ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 7, 2017.
The measure would have allowed the state government, including the state legislature, to accept items of historical value or contributions to purchase items of historical value as gifts. The measure would have also considered films, videotapes, audiotapes, computer files, and electronic storage media as potential types of historical memorials in addition to monuments, statutes, and paintings.[1]
Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-18) introduced the amendment as Senate Joint Resolution 33 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 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 measure would have amended Section 39 of Article 16 of the Texas Constitution. The following underlined text would have been added:[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
The proposed constitutional amendment was filed by Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-18) as Senate Joint Resolution 33 on January 19, 2017.[2] The Senate Administration Committee approved the amendment on January 24, 2017, with all seven committee members voting in favor.[4]
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 either chamber of the state legislature during the 2017 legislative session.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas Legislature, "Senate Joint Resolution 33," accessed January 25, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Legislature, "SJR 31 Overview," accessed January 25, 2017
- ↑ 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 - ↑ Texas Legislature, "Senate Committee on Administration Report," January 24, 2017
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