Texas Provide for Daylight Saving Time Referendum Amendment (2019)
| Texas Provide for Daylight Saving Time Referendum Amendment | |
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| Election date November 5, 2019 | |
| Topic Time standards | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Texas Provide for Daylight Saving Time Referendum Amendment was not on the ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2019.
The ballot measure would have allowed the state legislature to hold a statewide referendum asking voters to remain on standard time year-round or remain on daylight saving time year-round. The ballot measure would have allowed the statewide referendum to be held at the same election as the ballot measure itself—November 5, 2019. In the Texas State Legislature, the bill for the statewide referendum was House Bill 3784.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title would have been:[1]
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The constitutional amendment authorizing the state to conduct a statewide referendum to allow the voters to choose between exempting the state from daylight saving time and observing daylight saving time year-round and authorizing the legislature to enact legislation that gives effect to the option preferred by a majority of the voters voting in the statewide referendum.[2] |
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Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 16, Texas Constitution
The measure would have added a Section 74 to Article 16 of the Texas Constitution. The following text would have been added:[1]
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Sec. 74. (a) The legislature by general law may:
- (1) hold a statewide referendum that allows the voters to indicate a preference for either:
- (A) exempting the state from daylight saving time; or
- (B) observing daylight saving time year-round; and
- (2) enact a law based on the results of the referendum exempting the state from daylight saving time or providing for observing daylight saving time year-round.
(b) A statewide referendum described by Subsection (a) of this section that is held on the same day as the election on the constitutional amendment to add this section to this article is hereby validated.[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
In Texas, a two-thirds vote is needed in each chamber of the Texas State Legislature to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
The constitutional amendment was introduced into the state legislature as House Joint Resolution 117 (HJR 117) on March 7, 2019.[3]
On April 23, 2019, the Texas House of Representatives approved HJR 117, with 133 members supporting the constitutional amendment, nine members opposing the constitutional amendment, and eight members not voting. At least 100 votes were needed. The constitutional amendment did not receive a vote in the state Senate.[3]
| Vote in the Texas House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 100  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 133 | 9 | 8 |
| Total percent | 88.67% | 6.00% | 5.33% |
| Democrat | 56 | 8 | 3 |
| Republican | 77 | 1 | 5 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas State Legislature, "HJR 117," accessed April 24, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas State Legislature, "HJR 117 Overview," accessed April 24, 2019
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