Proposing a constitutional amendment to deny state salary, per diem, or mileage reimbursement to absent legislators during quorum failures.

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to ensure that members of the Texas legislature do not receive state salary, per diem, or mileage reimbursement for any period during which they are absent unexcused and the house of the legislature lacks a quorum to do business. The amendment will be submitted to voters in an election on May 2, 2026.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to deny state salary, per diem, or mileage reimbursement to absent legislators during quorum failures.

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to ensure that members of the Texas legislature do not receive state salary, per diem, or mileage reimbursement for any period during which they are absent unexcused and the house of the legislature lacks a quorum to do business. The amendment will be submitted to voters in an election on May 2, 2026.