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TX HJR 140

died on adjournment

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and the authority of the commission and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HJR 140 pass?

No. TX HJR 140 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 (2025-03-19): Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

What is TX HJR 140 about?

TX HJR 140 is a joint resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and the authority of the commission and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct.”.

Who sponsors TX HJR 140?

Holt is the primary sponsor of TX HJR 140.

Introduced
2025-03-19
Latest action
2025-03-19 — Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Holtprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-18

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-19

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-19

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

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Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_joint_resolutions/HJR00100_HJR00199/HJR 140.xml

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