85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 957, Chapter 391 Page: 2 of 6
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S.B. No. 957
1 SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 274, Election Code, is
2 amended by adding Section 274.004 to read as follows:
3 Sec. 274.004. PROPOSITION BALLOT ORDER. A proposed
4 constitutional amendment must be placed on the ballot before all
5 other propositions.
6 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
7 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
8 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
9 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
10 Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 957, Chapter 391, legislative document, June 1, 2017; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1050367/m1/2/?rotate=90: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.