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* ''Holman v. Pabst'', 27 S.W.2d 340, [ .. | * ''Holman v. Pabst'', 27 S.W.2d 340, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/027_SW2_340.pdf#page=3 342] (Tex.Civ.App.–Galveston 1930, ref'd) ("As concerns the soundness of the holding that purported Senate Bill No. 22 is invalid because not carrying the signature of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, we are also clear; as to it, the photostatic copy of the bill itself, under certificate of the Secretary of State, attached as Exhibit No. 9 to the statement of facts, under like agreement of the parties here that it is correct, discloses that the original bill on file in that official's office–its required depository–does not bear the signature of the Speaker.") | ||
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* ''Parshall v. State'', 138 S.W. 759, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/138_SW_759.pdf#page=5 763] (Tex.Crim.App. 1911) ("It is also contended by appellant that the said act of the Legislature is unconstitutional, in that article 3, § 38, just above mentioned, was violated, in that the journals of the Legislature do not show that the title of said act, as finally passed, was read in full at the time of the signature of the respective presiding officers of each House. From this provision of the Constitution it is seen that it does not require that the journals of the two Houses shall affirmatively show what the title of the bill enacted is or that the full title thereof was read.") | * ''Parshall v. State'', 138 S.W. 759, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/138_SW_759.pdf#page=5 763] (Tex.Crim.App. 1911) ("It is also contended by appellant that the said act of the Legislature is unconstitutional, in that article 3, § 38, just above mentioned, was violated, in that the journals of the Legislature do not show that the title of said act, as finally passed, was read in full at the time of the signature of the respective presiding officers of each House. From this provision of the Constitution it is seen that it does not require that the journals of the two Houses shall affirmatively show what the title of the bill enacted is or that the full title thereof was read.") | ||
|seo_title=Article III, Section 38 of the Texas Constitution ("Signing Bills and Joint Resolutions; Entry on Journals") | |seo_title=Article III, Section 38 of the Texas Constitution ("Signing Bills and Joint Resolutions; Entry on Journals") | ||
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|seo_description=The | |seo_description=The presiding officer of each House shall sign all bills and joint resolutions passed by the Legislature. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:07, June 9, 2024
Adopted February 15, 1876:
The presiding officer of each House shall, in the presence of the House over which he presides, sign all bills and joint resolutions passed by the Legislature, after their titles have been publicly read before signing; and the fact of signing shall be entered on the journals.
Editor Comments
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Recent Decisions
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Historic Decisions
- Holman v. Pabst, 27 S.W.2d 340, 342 (Tex.Civ.App.–Galveston 1930, ref'd) ("As concerns the soundness of the holding that purported Senate Bill No. 22 is invalid because not carrying the signature of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, we are also clear; as to it, the photostatic copy of the bill itself, under certificate of the Secretary of State, attached as Exhibit No. 9 to the statement of facts, under like agreement of the parties here that it is correct, discloses that the original bill on file in that official's office–its required depository–does not bear the signature of the Speaker.")
- Parshall v. State, 138 S.W. 759, 763 (Tex.Crim.App. 1911) ("It is also contended by appellant that the said act of the Legislature is unconstitutional, in that article 3, § 38, just above mentioned, was violated, in that the journals of the Legislature do not show that the title of said act, as finally passed, was read in full at the time of the signature of the respective presiding officers of each House. From this provision of the Constitution it is seen that it does not require that the journals of the two Houses shall affirmatively show what the title of the bill enacted is or that the full title thereof was read.")
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