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Texas Proposition 2, Legislative Bill Titles Amendment (1986)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 4, 1986. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to require the legislature to include a title expressing the subject matter of the bill within each bill. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to require the legislature to include a title expressing the subject matter of the bill within each bill. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 2 |
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1,811,414 | 73.56% | ||
| No | 651,146 | 26.44% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to statutory revision and to the requirement that each bill have a title expressing the subject of the bill. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Texas State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
The constitutional amendment was introduced into the Texas State Legislature as Senate Joint Resolution 33 during the 69th regular legislative session in 1985.[1]
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