Texas Legislative Review of Agency Rules Amendment (2015)
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The Texas Legislative Review of Agency Rules Amendment was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have permitted the legislature to devise laws allowing them to review and approve rules adopted by agencies in the executive department.[1]
The measure was introduced into the Texas Legislature by Sen. Van Taylor (R-8) as Senate Joint Resolution 9.[2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The proposed ballot title was:[1]
| “ | The constitutional amendment to provide for review or approval of state agency rules by the elected members of the legislature.[3] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 2, Texas Constitution
The proposed amendment would have added a Section 2 to Article 2 of the Texas Constitution. The following text would have been added by the proposed measure's approval:[1]
(a) The legislature by general law may provide for legislative review or approval of rules adopted by agencies in the executive department.
(b) The law may:
- (1) prescribe procedures regarding rules;
- (2) prescribe conditions for rules to take effect;
- (3) provide for suspension, repeal, or expiration of rules; or
- (4) delegate powers to either legislative house, including committees in those houses.
(c) Only an elected member of the legislature may participate in the review or approval described by this section.[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
The proposed constitutional amendment was filed by Sen. Van Taylor (R-8) as Senate Joint Resolution 9 on November 10, 2014.[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.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas Legislature, "SJR No. 9," accessed November 17, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Legislature, "SJR No. 9 History," accessed November 17, 2014
- ↑ 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
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