Texas § GV.393.101 - INSTRUCTIONS TO DELEGATES AND ALTERNATE DELEGATES

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§ GV.393.101. INSTRUCTIONS TO DELEGATES AND ALTERNATE DELEGATES

INSTRUCTIONS TO DELEGATES AND ALTERNATE DELEGATES. (a) The legislature by joint resolution shall adopt instructions to the delegates and alternate delegates to govern the actions of those officers at the Article V convention. (b) The legislature may not adopt instructions for an Article V convention called following an application by the legislature to the United States Congress for the convention that authorize a delegate or alternate delegate to consider or vote to approve an amendment to the United States Constitution that is not authorized by the legislature in its application for the convention. (c) The legislature by joint resolution may amend the instructions at any time. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 442 (S.B. 21 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 6, 2017.

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