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88R13427 MLH-F

By: Capriglione, Leo-Wilson, Gerdes H.J.R. No. 146

A JOINT RESOLUTION

proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to own,

hold, and use a mutually agreed upon medium of exchange.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by

adding Section 36 to read as follows:

Sec. 36. The right of the people to own, hold, and use a

mutually agreed upon medium of exchange, including cash, coin,

bullion, digital currency, or privately issued scrip, when trading

and contracting for goods and services shall not be infringed. No

government shall prohibit or encumber the ownership or holding of

any form or amount of money or other currency. Nothing in this

section shall be construed as restricting this state from choosing

the medium of exchange the state will accept for payments made to

the state.

SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be

submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023.

The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the

proposition: "The constitutional amendment recognizing the right

of the people to own, hold, and use a mutually agreed upon medium of

exchange, including cash, coin, bullion, digital currency, or

privately issued scrip."