TX HJR 197
died on adjournmentProposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HJR 197 pass?
No. TX HJR 197 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 Elections
What is TX HJR 197 about?
TX HJR 197 is a joint resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.”.
Who sponsors TX HJR 197?
Patterson, Hull are the primary sponsors of TX HJR 197, joined by 6 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-03
- Latest action
- 2025-04-03 — Referred to Elections
- Bill type
- joint resolution
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Pattersonprimary
- Hullprimary
- Currycosponsor
- Hicklandcosponsor
- Kerwincosponsor
- Piersoncosponsor
- Richardsoncosponsor
- Shofnercosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-03-13
Filed
filing
2025-04-03
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-03
Referred to Elections
referral-committee
Versions
- IntroducedCompare
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
- Companion bill: SJR 37
Official source
Attribution
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