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HJR 45, 85th R.S.
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to require a court to provide notice to the attorney general of a challenge to the constitutionality of a state statute and authorizing the legislature to prescribe a waiting period before the court may enter a judgment holding the statute unconstitutional.

Last action: Considered in Calendars

Author: Mike Schofield
Joint Author: Senfronia Thompson

Companion:

SJR 6 (Identical)

Bill Analyses:
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Subjects:
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Civil Remedies & Liabilities
Courts--Civil Procedure
Criminal Procedure--General
Legislature
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
State Officers

House Committee: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence (John Smithee, Jessica Farrar, Roland Gutierrez, Ana Hernandez, Jodie Laubenberg, Andrew Murr, Victoria Neave, Matt Rinaldi, Mike Schofield) Minutes: April 4 2017 | April 11 2017 | May 4 2017

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