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TX HJR 34

died on adjournment

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property located in a county that borders the United Mexican States that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HJR 34 pass?

No. TX HJR 34 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 (2025-05-23): Filed with the Secretary of State

What is TX HJR 34 about?

TX HJR 34 is a joint resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property located in a county that borders the United Mexican States that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements.”.

Who sponsors TX HJR 34?

Guillen, Middleton are the primary sponsors of TX HJR 34, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-03-03
Latest action
2025-05-23 — Filed with the Secretary of State
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Guillenprimary
  • Middletonprimary
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-03

    Referred to Ways & Means

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-10

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-03-10

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  6. 2025-03-10

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  7. 2025-03-10

    Left pending in committee

  8. 2025-03-24

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-03-24

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  10. 2025-03-24

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-03-27

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  12. 2025-03-27

    Committee report distributed

  13. 2025-03-28

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  14. 2025-04-17

    Considered in Calendars

  15. 2025-05-02

    Considered in Calendars

  16. 2025-05-05

    Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar

  17. 2025-05-05

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  18. 2025-05-05

    Adopted

    passage

  19. 2025-05-05

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-05

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-05-05

    Reported engrossed

  22. 2025-05-06

    Received from the House

    introduction

  23. 2025-05-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  24. 2025-05-07

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-05-19

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  26. 2025-05-19

    Considered in public hearing

  27. 2025-05-19

    Vote taken in committee

  28. 2025-05-20

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-05-20

    Committee report printed and distributed

  30. 2025-05-21

    Co-sponsor authorized

  31. 2025-05-21

    Placed on intent calendar

  32. 2025-05-21

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  33. 2025-05-21

    Rules suspended

  34. 2025-05-21

    Record vote

  35. 2025-05-21

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  36. 2025-05-21

    Adopted

    passage

  37. 2025-05-21

    Record vote

  38. 2025-05-21

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  39. 2025-05-22

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  40. 2025-05-23

    Signed in the House

    passage

  41. 2025-05-23

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  42. 2025-05-23

    Filed with the Secretary of State

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-05 · pass · 116-20

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Anchía: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Cain: no
    • Canales: no
    • Cole: no
    • Davis, Y.: no
    • Dutton: no
    • Gervin-Hawkins: no
    • González, J.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Hernandez: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Meza: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Morales Shaw: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Wu: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C): not voting
    • Shaheen: not voting
    • Simmon: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bell: absent
    • K: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Virdel: absent
    • Isaac: absent
    • Jones, V.: absent
    • Lalani: absent
    • Lopez, R.: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • Rosenthal: absent
    • Turner: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-21 · pass · 23-8

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_joint_resolutions/HJR00001_HJR00099/HJR 34.xml

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