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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Article III, Section 32 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Reading on Three Several Days"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=As amended November 2, 1999: | {{DISPLAYTITLE:Article III, Section 32 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Reading on Three Several Days"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=As amended November 2, 1999: | ||
'''No bill shall have the force of a law until it has been read on three several days in each House, and free discussion allowed thereon; but four-fifths of the House, in which the bill may be pending, may suspend this rule, the yeas and nays being taken on the question of suspension, and entered upon the journals.''' | '''No bill shall have the force of a law, until it has been read on three several days in each House, and free discussion allowed thereon; but four-fifths of the House, in which the bill may be pending, may suspend this rule, the yeas and nays being taken on the question of suspension, and entered upon the journals.''' | ||
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As adopted in 1876, this section read: "No bill shall have the force of a law until it has been read on three several days in each House, and free discussion allowed thereon; but in cases of imperative public necessity (which necessity shall be stated in a preamble or in the body of the bill), four-fifths of the House in which the bill may be pending may suspend this rule, the yeas and nays being taken on the question of suspension, and entered upon the journals." It has been amended once. | The Republic of Texas constitution (1836) and each of the state's first four constitutions (1845, 1861, 1866, & 1869) contained a provision that required bills be read on three several days. In colonial assemblies, such requirements were literally complied with. In other words, bills were read in their entirety to the members in open session. But it appears that was never done in Texas. The long-accepted legislative practice in Texas has been to read only the bill's number, author, and part of its title. | ||
As adopted in 1876, this section read: "No bill shall have the force of a law, until it has been read on three several days in each House, and free discussion allowed thereon; but in cases of imperative public necessity (which necessity shall be stated in a preamble or in the body of the bill), four-fifths of the House, in which the bill may be pending, may suspend this rule, the yeas and nays being taken on the question of suspension, and entered upon the journals." It has been amended once. | |||
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|seo_title=Article III, Section 32 of the Texas Constitution ("Reading on Three Several Days") | |seo_title=Article III, Section 32 of the Texas Constitution ("Reading on Three Several Days") | ||
|seo_keywords=Article 3 Section 32, Texas Legislature, | |seo_keywords=Article 3 Section 32, Texas Legislature, three readings | ||
|seo_description=The legislative power of Texas is vested in a Senate and House of Representatives. | |seo_description=The legislative power of Texas is vested in a Senate and House of Representatives. | ||
|seo_image=Texas_Constitution_of_1876_Article_3.jpg | |seo_image=Texas_Constitution_of_1876_Article_3.jpg | ||