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TX HJR 148

died on adjournment

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HJR 148 pass?

No. TX HJR 148 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 (2025-05-14): Committee report sent to Calendars

What is TX HJR 148 about?

TX HJR 148 is a joint resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment.”.

Who sponsors TX HJR 148?

Cook, Jones, Jolanda are the primary sponsors of TX HJR 148.

Introduced
2025-03-19
Latest action
2025-05-14 — Committee report sent to Calendars
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Cookprimary
  • Jones, Jolandaprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-19

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-19

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-04-22

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-04-22

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-05-12

    Considered in formal meeting

  8. 2025-05-12

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-05-13

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  10. 2025-05-13

    Committee report distributed

  11. 2025-05-14

    Committee report sent to Calendars

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

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 148.xml

Attribution

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