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            H.J.R. No. 134
         
               A JOINT RESOLUTION
            
            proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of 
         
            county treasurer of Galveston County.
         
                   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         
                   SECTION 1.  Section 44, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is 
         
            amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
         
                   (d)  The office of County Treasurer in Galveston County is 
         
            abolished.  The Commissioners Court of Galveston County may employ 
         
            or contract with a qualified person or may designate another county 
         
            officer to perform any of the functions that would have been 
         
            performed by the County Treasurer if the office had not been 
         
            abolished.
         
                   SECTION 2.  The following temporary provision is added to 
         
            the Texas Constitution:
         
                   TEMPORARY PROVISION.  (a)  The constitutional amendment 
         
            proposed by the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, abolishing 
         
            the office of County Treasurer in Galveston County takes effect 
         
            only if, at the statewide election at which the amendment is 
         
            submitted to and approved by the voters, a majority of the voters of 
         
            Galveston County voting on the question at that election also favor 
         
            the amendment.  The amendment takes effect January 1, 2024, if the 
         
            conditions of this subsection are met.
         
                   (b)  This temporary provision expires January 2, 2024.
         
                   SECTION 3.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 
         
            submitted to the voters at an election to be held on November 7, 
         
            2023.  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against 
         
            the proposition: "The constitutional amendment providing for the 
         
            abolition of the office of county treasurer in Galveston County."
         
            ______________________________
            ______________________________
         
               President of the Senate
            Speaker of the House     
         
                   I certify that H.J.R. No. 134 was passed by the House on May 
         
            10, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 106, Nays 32, 3 present, not 
         
            voting.
         
            ______________________________
         
            Chief Clerk of the House   
         
                   I certify that H.J.R. No. 134 was passed by the Senate on May 
         
            16, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 27, Nays 4.
         
            ______________________________
         
            Secretary of the Senate    
         
            RECEIVED:  _____________________
         
                               Date         
         
                      _____________________
         
                        Secretary of State



	A JOINT RESOLUTION
	proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of
	county treasurer of Galveston County.
	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 44, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is
	amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
	(d) The office of County Treasurer in Galveston County is
	abolished. The Commissioners Court of Galveston County may employ
	or contract with a qualified person or may designate another county
	officer to perform any of the functions that would have been
	performed by the County Treasurer if the office had not been
	abolished.
	SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to
	the Texas Constitution:
	TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) The constitutional amendment
	proposed by the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, abolishing
	the office of County Treasurer in Galveston County takes effect
	only if, at the statewide election at which the amendment is
	submitted to and approved by the voters, a majority of the voters of
	Galveston County voting on the question at that election also favor
	the amendment. The amendment takes effect January 1, 2024, if the
	conditions of this subsection are met.
	(b) This temporary provision expires January 2, 2024.
	SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
	submitted to the voters at an election to be held on November 7,
	2023. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against
	the proposition: "The constitutional amendment providing for the
	abolition of the office of county treasurer in Galveston County."


	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House


	I certify that H.J.R. No. 134 was passed by the House on May
	10, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 106, Nays 32, 3 present, not
	voting.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House


	I certify that H.J.R. No. 134 was passed by the Senate on May
	16, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4.

	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	RECEIVED: _____________________
	Date

	_____________________
	Secretary of State