Texas Prohibit Firearm Registration Amendment, SJR 30 (2017)
| Texas Prohibit Firearm Registration Amendment | |
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| Election date November 7, 2017 | |
| Topic Firearms | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Texas Prohibit Firearm Registration Amendment, also known as SJR 30, was not on the ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 7, 2017.
The measure would have prohibited state and local governments from adopting or enforcing laws requiring the registration of firearms.[1]
Sen. Donald Huffines (R-16) introduced the amendment as Senate Joint Resolution 30 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 prohibiting this state or a political subdivision of this state from adopting or enforcing a law, ordinance, order, or other regulation requiring the registration of a firearm.[3] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 1, Texas Constitution
The measure would have added a Section 23-a to Article 1 of the Texas Constitution:[1]
Support
Arguments
Sen. Donald Huffines (R-16), the measure's sponsor in the legislature, said:[4]
| “ | It's critically important to make our constitution crystal clear on the subject so there's no sneak attack or backdoor, dark-of-the-night attempt to create a gun registry. Many other states already have this provision in their constitutions, and it's high time our state made the same commitment to Texas gun owners.[3] | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
The proposed constitutional amendment was filed by Sen. Donald Huffines (R-16) as Senate Joint Resolution 30 on January 11, 2017.[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 during the 2017 legislative session.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas Legislature, "Senate Joint Resolution 30," accessed January 12, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Legislature, "SJR 30 Overview," accessed January 12, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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 Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "quotedisclaimer" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Lawmaker wants to make cannon the official gun of Texas," January 11, 2017
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