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TX HJR 16

died on adjournment

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail for an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a felony.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HJR 16 pass?

No. TX HJR 16 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 16 about?

TX HJR 16 is a joint resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail for an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a felony.”.

Who sponsors TX HJR 16?

Smithee is the primary sponsor of TX HJR 16, joined by 60 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-06
Latest action
2025-03-18 — Left pending in committee
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Smitheeprimary
  • Darbycosponsor
  • DeAyalacosponsor
  • Dysoncosponsor
  • Fairlycosponsor
  • Frankcosponsor
  • Gatescosponsor
  • Gerdescosponsor
  • Guillencosponsor
  • Harlesscosponsor
  • Harriscosponsor
  • Harris Davilacosponsor
  • Hayescosponsor
  • Hefnercosponsor
  • Hicklandcosponsor
  • Hoppercosponsor
  • Hullcosponsor
  • Isaaccosponsor
  • Kerwincosponsor
  • Kitzmancosponsor
  • Lambertcosponsor
  • Leo Wilsoncosponsor
  • Littlecosponsor
  • Louderbackcosponsor
  • Lowecosponsor
  • Lozanocosponsor
  • Lujancosponsor
  • Luthercosponsor
  • McLaughlincosponsor
  • McQueeneycosponsor
  • Metcalfcosponsor
  • Meyercosponsor
  • Moneycosponsor
  • Noblecosponsor
  • Olcottcosponsor
  • Oliversoncosponsor
  • Pattersoncosponsor
  • Paulcosponsor
  • Richardsoncosponsor
  • Schatzlinecosponsor
  • Schoolcraftcosponsor
  • Shaheencosponsor
  • Slawsoncosponsor
  • Spillercosponsor
  • Tothcosponsor
  • Troxclaircosponsor
  • Vasutcosponsor
  • Villaloboscosponsor
  • Virdellcosponsor
  • Whartoncosponsor
  • Alderscosponsor
  • Bell, Cecilcosponsor
  • Bell, Keithcosponsor
  • Bonnencosponsor
  • Buckleycosponsor
  • Bumgarnercosponsor
  • Caincosponsor
  • Capriglionecosponsor
  • Cookcosponsor
  • Currycosponsor
  • Cunninghamcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-05

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-06

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-06

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-18

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-03-18

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-03-18

    Left pending in committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

Official source

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:33:51.767464Z

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