TX HJR 16
died on adjournmentProposing 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
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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
Newest first
2025-03-18
Left pending in committee
2025-03-18
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-03-18
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-06
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
referral-committee
2025-03-06
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-05
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
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