Tex. Const. art. III, § 37
Reference to Committee and Report
Effective Feb 15, 1876(Feb. 15, 1876.)State of Texas
No bill shall be considered, unless it has been first referred to a committee and reported thereon, and no bill shall be passed which has not been presented and referred to and reported from a Committee at least three days before the final adjournment of the Legislature.
(Feb. 15, 1876.)