{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-301.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 301.005","heading":"LACK OF QUORUM.","body":"If a quorum is not present in a house of the legislature on the day the legislature is to convene, the presiding officer of that house and the secretary of the senate or chief clerk, as appropriate, shall attend each day until a quorum appears and is qualified.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1250 (H.B. 4181), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 3. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. LEGISLATURE","CHAPTER 301. LEGISLATIVE ORGANIZATION","SUBCHAPTER A. INITIAL MEETING AND ORGANIZATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.301.htm#301.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"b0791e75a34f9e6a8598169c40b48673df54d930619bb199a514ce966a32c358","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-301.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-301.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}