Proposition Prop. 4 - The constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of up to $1.1 billion in general obligation bonds for acquiring, constructing, or equipping new prisons or other punishment facilities to confine criminals, mental health and mental retardation institutions, and youth corrections institutions, for major repair or renovation of existing facilities of those institutions, and for the acquisition of, major repair to, or renovation of other facilities for use as state prisons or other punishment facilities.

Outcome: Adopted

Election date: 11/05/1991

Votes for: 1,341,169
Votes against: 644,379

Enabling legislation
HB 64 (72 2nd C.S.) Relating to the appropriation and allocation of bonding construction funds to the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and the Texas Youth Commission and to special provisions governing appropriations made by the General Appropriations Act to those agencies and the Texas Department of Health.
SB 24 (72 1st C.S.) Relating to the efficient operation of the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the management of special needs offenders, including the provision of services and facilities by private vendors and the issuance of general obligation bonds for acquiring, constructing, or equipping corrections institutions.

Articles affected Article 3 : Adds §49-h (d)   

Analyses of proposed amendments:
House Research Organization Amendments Proposed for the November 5, 1991 election.
Texas Legislative Council Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments for the November 5, 1991 election.

Effective dates
Unless otherwise specified, an amendment takes effect as part of the constitution on the date of the official canvass of election returns showing adoption of the amendment.

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