Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

oplnian Ro. CL95 Ret isriect, of rosolutlons at the Lo&slh?s~ OS of either tmmch thercaE, in Texas, ta effect the adoptian uf a lav. The pertinent pro~iriom of ths present Constitution~of the St0t.a OS Texas aret Soctlna 1x, i&icls 3t e.nLach!?ous% may dot%mI~~ ths adlea or its mm pro- eaedln;;s,pmisl'i tamlmre for dlsordorly ccmduct, md, With the COAS6nb Of two-thirds, t?xpel a mM.b9F, but t3Ot a rracondtim3 for the ss.w5ofOrmbU &x!tion 29, ArtiClQ 31 "The Ork?LCti?.tgChWlSe of &I1 lauo shall hot ‘De ,it onncted by fh6 L0gl~6tuse of the Mate of Texas.“’ G%otlon 30, Brtlcls 31 "Ho Ipu @lall b'a p6as%d 0xMapt by blll,'cv!fl no bill sill be so amcded ln &,a pasea~e tbrw& eit?mr Bousa, as to chanig Its origirul purpose.” Sectioa y, Article 31 “WKS spry origltdm in either Ifouse~ and; when P;rSSCdby SUch f!OuW, may .ba n3anded altered OS xv91 jetted by tha other.” i%atton 32, Azw.cla, 38 “Ho b1l.l &all lime the form of a law, until It . %tl bUls for raising revenue &all orlginato in the Xause of Kopeser?tf&luos, ?mt the Senate pny waend or xuject thea as other bills.” section 3b, Artiale 3, ‘thl’ter a till has bean consVlerad and ttoi%ate3 by either Iiouae uf the Leglsl&uro, no bill. containiw the saw.3 substmce, 6kQ.l bo parsed into a lw during the ttmo rzmslon. After a reaolctlon has hen acted on and defeated, no resoLutlon containing the Ss03 SUbSttmce, sknll be considered at tho rw~ls session.* Sootion 35, XrtiCle 3t .T Hall.Fred a. wood, Page 3 act &all be void only as to so mch tlyweof, a8 6hall not be f%oexpru6Soa.” So&ion 37, Art&lo ~3r Wo bill shall be considered,unloas it has been first rctferred to a cozmmlttee and reported thereon, and no bill shall be posssd which has not been pressntad a?d refcrrord to end reported fraa a cromaittee at laabt three days +Sore the flm1 adjomment vf t!he Laai6, l&W*.” section 38, Art1cY.e 3r &ecthvn 15, Arti.01~ tt lia~ttdtiohs shall apply thereto us proscribe In the T;i& pmcodln~ socclon in tdha cam of B All.” The Constitutions of 184i49,1861, and 1866 did not contain the prmrsim fvmd in section 30 0r the present Constltutlon, I. e*) n;;o lm t2d.l be ptw~od except by bill ..+‘I This provIsion ap pa8 r0r the fir& tiim in the Constitution 0r 1875. Furthsr, the C~mstitutlvns of l@tS, 1861, and 2.866 contained this provision isea. 22, A+ 3 of the Cmstltutlor of 18451: Ttxt present -CoxLstltutlcc?, hwdwur, hat -ad this p~ovlsim to read us r0nffm h ‘ml. wed B. Hood, Page 4 pir /s/ R. W. Fairchild AsolsiQnt RmPBPtPw ~mvim /s/ Gerald C. Mann P