HJR 197 TX

Introduced

Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.

TX · session 89R · Assembly / House · joint resolution

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Introduced Mar 13, 2025

Latest action (Apr 3, 2025) Referred to Elections

Sponsors (2)

Patterson Republican · primary
Hull Republican · primary

6 coauthors / cosponsors

Curry Republican · cosponsor
Hickland Republican · cosponsor
Kerwin Republican · cosponsor
Pierson Republican · cosponsor
Richardson Republican · cosponsor
Shofner Republican · cosponsor

Action history (3)

Mar 13, 2025 Filed · lower
Apr 3, 2025 Read first time · lower
Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Elections · lower

Subjects

Aliens (I0032)Elections--Registration & Suffrage (I0265)Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)

Text versions (2)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

Introduced · HTML
Introduced · PDF

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