TX HJR 15
died on adjournmentProposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under limited circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HJR 15 pass?
No. TX HJR 15 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-03-18): Left pending in committee
What is TX HJR 15 about?
TX HJR 15 is a joint resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under limited circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons.”.
Who sponsors TX HJR 15?
Smithee is the primary sponsor of TX HJR 15, joined by 64 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-06
- Latest action
- 2025-03-18 — Left pending in committee
- Bill type
- joint resolution
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Smitheeprimary
- Alderscosponsor
- Bell, Cecilcosponsor
- Bell, Keithcosponsor
- Bonnencosponsor
- Buckleycosponsor
- Bumgarnercosponsor
- Caincosponsor
- Capriglionecosponsor
- Cookcosponsor
- Cunninghamcosponsor
- Currycosponsor
- Darbycosponsor
- DeAyalacosponsor
- Dysoncosponsor
- Fairlycosponsor
- Frankcosponsor
- Gatescosponsor
- Gerdescosponsor
- Guillencosponsor
- Harlesscosponsor
- Harriscosponsor
- Harris Davilacosponsor
- Hayescosponsor
- Hefnercosponsor
- Hicklandcosponsor
- Hoppercosponsor
- Hullcosponsor
- Isaaccosponsor
- Kerwincosponsor
- Kitzmancosponsor
- LaHoodcosponsor
- Lambertcosponsor
- Leo Wilsoncosponsor
- Littlecosponsor
- Louderbackcosponsor
- Lowecosponsor
- Lozanocosponsor
- Lujancosponsor
- Luthercosponsor
- McLaughlincosponsor
- McQueeneycosponsor
- Metcalfcosponsor
- Meyercosponsor
- Moneycosponsor
- Morgancosponsor
- Noblecosponsor
- Olcottcosponsor
- Oliversoncosponsor
- Pattersoncosponsor
- Paulcosponsor
- Piersoncosponsor
- Richardsoncosponsor
- Schatzlinecosponsor
- Schoolcraftcosponsor
- Shaheencosponsor
- Shofnercosponsor
- Slawsoncosponsor
- Spillercosponsor
- Tothcosponsor
- Troxclaircosponsor
- Vasutcosponsor
- Villaloboscosponsor
- Virdellcosponsor
- Whartoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-03-05
Filed
filing
2025-03-06
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-06
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
referral-committee
2025-03-18
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-18
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-03-18
Left pending in committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
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Attribution
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