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TX HJR 191

died on adjournment

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring automatic resignation of a city council member or member of the board of trustees of a school district who becomes a candidate for the legislature or the United States Congress.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HJR 191 pass?

No. TX HJR 191 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 (2025-04-03): Referred to State Affairs

What is TX HJR 191 about?

TX HJR 191 is a joint resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring automatic resignation of a city council member or member of the board of trustees of a school district who becomes a candidate for the legislature or the United States Congress.”.

Who sponsors TX HJR 191?

Shaheen is the primary sponsor of TX HJR 191.

Introduced
2025-04-03
Latest action
2025-04-03 — Referred to State Affairs
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Shaheenprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-13

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-04-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-04-03

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

Versions

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 191.xml

Attribution

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