Texas Proposition 5, Workmen's Compensation Amendment (1936)

Texas Proposition 5
Election date November 3, 1936
Topic Workers' compensation laws
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Texas Proposition 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 3, 1936. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported granting the legislature the power to pass the laws necessary to provide workers' compensation insurance coverage for state employees.

A "no" vote opposed granting the legislature the power to pass the laws necessary to provide workers' compensation insurance coverage for state employees.

Election results

Texas Proposition 5
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		356,611	60.02%
No		237,563	39.98%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:

“

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution authorizing the Legislature to provide for Workmen's Compensation insurance for employees of the State Highway Department and other State employees, and authorizing the Legislature to provide for the payment of premiums on such policies of insurance.

”

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 House Joint Resolution 23 during the 44th regular legislative session in 1936.

See also

1936 Measures

• 1936 Measures
• Workers' compensation laws on the ballot
• 1936 legislative sessions

Texas

• Texas ballot measures
• Texas ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas, Constitutional Amendments