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TX SJR 68

died on adjournment

Proposing a constitutional amendment to clarify and implement certain provisions governing the impeachment, trial, removal from office, and disqualification of public officers.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper

Quick answers

Did TX SJR 68 pass?

No. TX SJR 68 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 (2025-04-24): Referred to State Affairs

What is TX SJR 68 about?

TX SJR 68 is a joint resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Proposing a constitutional amendment to clarify and implement certain provisions governing the impeachment, trial, removal from office, and disqualification of public officers.”.

Who sponsors TX SJR 68?

Birdwell is the primary sponsor of TX SJR 68, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-07
Latest action
2025-04-24 — Referred to State Affairs
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Birdwellprimary
  • Eckhardtcosponsor
  • Florescosponsor
  • Hallcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"cosponsor
  • Huffmancosponsor
  • Kingcosponsor
  • Menéndezcosponsor
  • Westcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-07

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-03-07

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-03-10

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-03-10

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-03

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-04-03

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-03

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-04-03

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-04-10

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-10

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-04-14

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-04-14

    Committee report printed and distributed

  13. 2025-04-16

    Co-author authorized

  14. 2025-04-16

    Placed on intent calendar

  15. 2025-04-22

    Co-author authorized

  16. 2025-04-22

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. 2025-04-22

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  18. 2025-04-22

    Vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-04-22

    Three day rule suspended

  20. 2025-04-22

    Record vote

  21. 2025-04-22

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  22. 2025-04-22

    Passed

    passage

  23. 2025-04-22

    Record vote

  24. 2025-04-22

    Reported engrossed

  25. 2025-04-23

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  26. 2025-04-24

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  27. 2025-04-24

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SJR 68 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-22 · pass · 31-0

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_joint_resolutions/SJR00001_SJR00099/SJR 68.xml

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