Article III, Section 22 of the Texas Constitution ("Disclosure of Interest in Measure or Bill; Not to Vote")

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Adopted February 15, 1876:

A member who has a personal or private interest in any measure or bill, proposed, or pending before the Legislature, shall disclose the fact to the House, of which he is a member, and shall not vote thereon.

Editor Comments

The phrase "personal or private interest" is vague and imprecise. Therefore, as a practical matter, this section is aspirational in nature rather than an enforceable rule of law.

Attorney Steve Smith

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