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Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 12 (view source)
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'''(a) Each House of the Legislature shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and publish the same.''' | '''(a) Each House of the Legislature shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and publish the same.''' | ||
'''(b) A vote taken by either House must be by record vote with the vote of each member entered in the journal of that House if the vote is on final passage of a bill, a resolution proposing or ratifying a constitutional amendment, or another resolution other than a resolution of a purely ceremonial or honorary nature. Either House by rule may provide for exceptions to this requirement for a bill that applies only to one district or political subdivision of this | '''(b) A vote taken by either House must be by record vote with the vote of each member entered in the journal of that House if the vote is on final passage of a bill, a resolution proposing or ratifying a constitutional amendment, or another resolution other than a resolution of a purely ceremonial or honorary nature. Either House by rule may provide for exceptions to this requirement for a bill that applies only to one district or political subdivision of this State. For purposes of this subsection, a vote on final passage includes a vote on third reading in a House, or on second reading if the House suspends the requirement for three readings, on whether to concur in the other House's amendments, and on whether to adopt a conference committee report.''' | ||
'''(c) The yeas and nays of the members of either House on any other question shall, at the desire of any three members present, be entered on the journals.''' | '''(c) The yeas and nays of the members of either House on any other question shall, at the desire of any three members present, be entered on the journals.''' | ||
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|seo_title=Article III, Section 12 of the Texas Constitution ("Journals of Proceedings; Record Votes") | |seo_title=Article III, Section 12 of the Texas Constitution ("Journals of Proceedings; Record Votes") | ||
|seo_keywords=Article 3 Section 12, | |seo_keywords=Article 3 Section 12, legislative journals, record votes | ||
|seo_description= | |seo_description=Each House of the Legislature shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and publish the same. | ||
|seo_image=Texas_Constitution_of_1876_Article_3.jpg | |seo_image=Texas_Constitution_of_1876_Article_3.jpg | ||
|seo_image_alt=Article III: Legislative Department | |seo_image_alt=Article III: Legislative Department | ||