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TX SJR 17

died on adjournment

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.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SJR 17 pass?

No. TX SJR 17 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 (2025-02-03): Referred to Criminal Justice

What is TX SJR 17 about?

TX SJR 17 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 SJR 17?

Huffman is the primary sponsor of TX SJR 17.

Introduced
2024-11-12
Latest action
2025-02-03 — Referred to Criminal Justice
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Huffmanprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-12

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Attribution

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