85R1033 MK-D     By: Rinaldi H.J.R. No. 82       A JOINT RESOLUTION   proposing a constitutional amendment requiring that any   appropriations in excess of the constitutional spending limit be   approved by a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to each   house of the legislature.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 22(b), Article VIII, Texas Constitution,   is amended to read as follows:          (b)  If the legislature by adoption of a resolution approved   by a record vote of two-thirds [a majority] of the members of each   house finds that an emergency exists and identifies the nature of   the emergency, the legislature may provide for appropriations in   excess of the amount authorized by Subsection (a) of this section.   The excess authorized under this subsection may not exceed the   amount specified in the resolution.          SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be   submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2017.   The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the   proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring that any   appropriations in excess of the constitutional spending limit be   approved by a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to each   house of the legislature."