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SJR 37 TX
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Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.

TX · session 89R · Senate · joint resolution

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Introduced Jan 22, 2025

Latest action (May 15, 2025) Filed with the Secretary of State

Sponsors (6)

35 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (53)

  1. Jan 22, 2025 Received by the Secretary of the Senate · upper
  2. Jan 22, 2025 Filed · upper
  3. Feb 7, 2025 Read first time · upper
  4. Feb 7, 2025 Referred to State Affairs · upper
  5. Mar 20, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · upper
  6. Mar 20, 2025 Considered in public hearing · upper
  7. Mar 20, 2025 Testimony taken in committee · upper
  8. Mar 20, 2025 Left pending in committee · upper
  9. Mar 24, 2025 Considered in public hearing · upper
  10. Mar 24, 2025 Vote taken in committee · upper
  11. Mar 26, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendments · upper
  12. Mar 26, 2025 Committee report printed and distributed · upper
  13. Mar 27, 2025 Placed on intent calendar · upper
  14. Apr 1, 2025 Co-author authorized · upper
  15. Apr 1, 2025 Rules suspended-Regular order of business · upper
  16. Apr 1, 2025 Record vote · upper
  17. Apr 1, 2025 Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · upper
  18. Apr 1, 2025 Record vote · upper
  19. Apr 1, 2025 Three day rule suspended · upper
  20. Apr 1, 2025 Record vote · upper
  21. Apr 1, 2025 Read 3rd time · upper
  22. Apr 1, 2025 Passed · upper
  23. Apr 1, 2025 Record vote · upper
  24. Apr 1, 2025 Reported engrossed · upper
  25. Apr 2, 2025 Received from the Senate · lower
  26. Apr 22, 2025 Read first time · lower
  27. Apr 22, 2025 Referred to Elections · lower
  28. Apr 28, 2025 Considered in formal meeting · lower
  29. Apr 28, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · lower
  30. May 2, 2025 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · lower
  31. May 5, 2025 Committee report distributed · lower
  32. May 5, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars · lower
  33. May 9, 2025 Rules suspended · lower
  34. May 9, 2025 Additional sponsor(s) authorized · lower
  35. May 9, 2025 Laid out in lieu of companion · lower
  36. May 9, 2025 Read 2nd time · lower
  37. May 9, 2025 Point of order withdrawn · lower
  38. May 9, 2025 Passed to 3rd reading · lower
  39. May 9, 2025 Record vote · lower
  40. May 9, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  41. May 10, 2025 Read 3rd time · lower
  42. May 10, 2025 Postponed · lower
  43. May 12, 2025 Laid out as postponed business · lower
  44. May 12, 2025 Postponed · lower
  45. May 12, 2025 Laid out as postponed business · lower
  46. May 12, 2025 Adopted · lower
  47. May 12, 2025 Record vote · lower
  48. May 12, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  49. May 13, 2025 House passage reported · upper
  50. May 13, 2025 Reported enrolled · upper
  51. May 14, 2025 Signed in the Senate · upper
  52. May 15, 2025 Signed in the House · lower
  53. May 15, 2025 Filed with the Secretary of State · executive
Subjects
Aliens (I0032)Elections--Registration & Suffrage (I0265)Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)

Text versions (10)

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
  • Senate Committee Report · HTML
  • Senate Committee Report · PDF
  • Engrossed · HTML
  • Engrossed · PDF
  • House Committee Report · HTML
  • House Committee Report · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Enrolled · PDF

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