Article III, Section 34 of the Texas Constitution ("Defeated Bills and Resolutions")
Adopted February 15, 1876:
After a bill has been considered and defeated by either House of the Legislature, no bill containing the same substance, shall be passed into a law during the same session. After a resolution has been acted on and defeated, no resolution containing the same substance, shall be considered at the same session.
Editor Comments
None.
Recent Decisions
None.
Historic Decisions
- King v. Terrell, 218 S.W. 42, 44-45 (Tex.Civ.App.–Austin 1920, ref'd) ("We think the true and correct rule is that in passing upon the validity of a legislative act the courts should inspect the completed work and deal with it alone, and, if this is found to meet the constitutional requirements, they are not permitted to inquire whether the legislative workmen in the processes of their labors assembled imperfect material, employed defective tools, or worked during forbidden hours. . . . It would be our pleasure, because the particular piece of legislation under review, if it does not do full justice to an underpaid judiciary, is at least a commendable effort to do so.")
Library Resources
- Vernon's Annotated Constitution of the State of Texas (multi-volume and up-to-date resource available at all law and many municipal libraries)
- The Texas State Constitution: A Reference Guide (one-volume resource available at most law and some municipal libraries)
- The Constitution of the State of Texas: An Annotated and Comparative Analysis (two-volume resource available at most law and some municipal libraries)
Online Resources
- Constitution of the State of Texas (1876) (resource published online and maintained by the University of Texas School of Law)
- Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876 (resource published online and regularly updated by the Legislative Council)
- Reports Analyzing Proposed Amendments (resource published online and regularly updated by the Legislative Reference Library)