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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a court of this |
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state to uphold and apply certain laws, including the doctrine |
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requiring courts to refrain from involvement in religious doctrinal |
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interpretation or application. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article V, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 32 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32. A court of this state shall uphold and apply the |
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laws of the Constitution of the United States, this Constitution, |
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federal laws, and the laws of this state, including the doctrine |
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grounded in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution |
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and known as the church autonomy doctrine, which in part requires |
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courts to refrain from involvement in religious doctrinal |
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interpretation or application. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 3, 2015. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring a court of |
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this state to uphold and apply certain laws, including the doctrine |
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grounded in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution |
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requiring courts to refrain from involvement in religious doctrinal |
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interpretation or application." |