88R6602 MCK-D     By: Metcalf H.J.R. No. 82       A JOINT RESOLUTION   proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a statewide   referendum allowing voters to indicate a preference for observing   daylight saving time year-round.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is amended by   adding Section 74 to read as follows:          Sec. 74.  (a)  The legislature by general law may:                (1)  hold a statewide referendum that allows the voters   to indicate a preference for or against observing daylight saving   time year-round; and                (2)  enact a law providing for observing daylight   saving time year-round based on the results of the referendum.          (b)  A statewide referendum described by Subsection (a) of   this section that is held on the same day as the election on the   constitutional amendment to add this section to this article is   hereby validated.          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 authorizing the state   to conduct a statewide referendum to allow the voters to vote for or   against observing daylight saving time year-round and authorizing   the legislature to enact legislation if a majority of the voters   voting in the statewide referendum vote to observe daylight saving   time year-round."