88R13427 MLH-F     By: Capriglione 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."