Plain English summary not yet available
The full original text is available below. Check back soon as we process this bill.
  89R16009 MCF-D     By: Allen H.J.R. No. 186       A JOINT RESOLUTION   proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting slavery and   involuntary servitude.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by   adding Section 37 to read as follows:           Sec.   37.     No person shall be held in slavery or involuntary   servitude in this state for any reason, including as a punishment   for a crime.          SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be   submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.   The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the   proposition: "The constitutional amendment prohibiting slavery   and involuntary servitude."