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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the appropriation |
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or distribution of state money for the performance of an elective |
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abortion or to a person or entity that performs or assists in |
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performing an elective abortion. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 7 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7. (a) This state may not appropriate any money to an |
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agency or political subdivision of this state to be expended for the |
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performance of an elective abortion. |
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(b) To the extent allowed by federal law, money appropriated |
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by this state to an agency or political subdivision of this state |
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may not be distributed to a person or entity that performs or |
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assists in performing an elective abortion during the period for |
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which the money is appropriated. |
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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 6, 2018. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment prohibiting the |
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appropriation or distribution of state money for the performance of |
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an elective abortion or to a person or entity that performs or |
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assists in performing an elective abortion." |