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TX HJR 7

died on adjournment

Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HJR 7 pass?

No. TX HJR 7 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 (2025-06-02): Filed with the Secretary of State

What is TX HJR 7 about?

TX HJR 7 is a joint resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue.”.

Who sponsors TX HJR 7?

Martinez, Perry, Kitzman and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX HJR 7, joined by 44 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-07
Latest action
2025-06-02 — Filed with the Secretary of State
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Martinezprimary
  • Perryprimary
  • Kitzmanprimary
  • Metcalfprimary
  • Hunterprimary
  • Harrisprimary
  • Buckleycosponsor
  • Caincosponsor
  • DeAyalacosponsor
  • Fairlycosponsor
  • Gámezcosponsor
  • Garcia, Joseycosponsor
  • Gerdescosponsor
  • González, Marycosponsor
  • Guillencosponsor
  • Hicklandcosponsor
  • Isaaccosponsor
  • Leo Wilsoncosponsor
  • Lopez, Janiecosponsor
  • McLaughlincosponsor
  • Morales, Eddiecosponsor
  • Noblecosponsor
  • Orrcosponsor
  • Plesacosponsor
  • Raymondcosponsor
  • Romerocosponsor
  • Spillercosponsor
  • Vasutcosponsor
  • Villaloboscosponsor
  • Whartoncosponsor
  • Zwienercosponsor
  • Alvaradocosponsor
  • Birdwellcosponsor
  • Blancocosponsor
  • Florescosponsor
  • Gutierrezcosponsor
  • Hancockcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"cosponsor
  • Huffmancosponsor
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor
  • Menéndezcosponsor
  • Schwertnercosponsor
  • Sparkscosponsor
  • Zaffirinicosponsor
  • Alderscosponsor
  • Ashbycosponsor
  • Barrycosponsor
  • Bell, Cecilcosponsor
  • Bonnencosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-06

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-07

    Referred to Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-19

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-03-19

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-03-19

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-04-02

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  8. 2025-04-02

    Committee report distributed

  9. 2025-04-02

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  10. 2025-04-24

    Considered in Calendars

  11. 2025-04-29

    Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar

  12. 2025-04-29

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  13. 2025-04-29

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  14. 2025-04-29

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  15. 2025-04-29

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  16. 2025-04-29

    Adopted as amended

  17. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  18. 2025-04-29

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-04-30

    Reported engrossed

  20. 2025-04-30

    Received from the House

    introduction

  21. 2025-05-01

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  22. 2025-05-01

    Referred to Finance

    referral-committee

  23. 2025-05-07

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  24. 2025-05-07

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-07

    Testimony taken in committee

  26. 2025-05-07

    Left pending in committee

  27. 2025-05-25

    Co-sponsor authorized

  28. 2025-05-25

    Considered in public hearing

  29. 2025-05-25

    Vote taken in committee

  30. 2025-05-26

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2025-05-26

    Committee report printed and distributed

  32. 2025-05-27

    Co-sponsor authorized

  33. 2025-05-27

    Placed on intent calendar

  34. 2025-05-27

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  35. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  36. 2025-05-27

    Vote recorded in Journal

  37. 2025-05-27

    Three day rule suspended

  38. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  39. 2025-05-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  40. 2025-05-27

    Passed

    passage

  41. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  42. 2025-05-27

    Remarks ordered printed

  43. 2025-05-28

    Co-sponsor authorized

  44. 2025-05-28

    Senate passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  45. 2025-05-28

    Senate Amendments distributed

  46. 2025-05-28

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  47. 2025-05-29

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  48. 2025-05-29

    Record vote

  49. 2025-05-29

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  50. 2025-05-29

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  51. 2025-05-29

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  52. 2025-05-30

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  53. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the House

    passage

  54. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  55. 2025-06-02

    Filed with the Secretary of State

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-29 · pass · 138-6

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: 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
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: 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
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • Money: no
    • Schatzlin: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Walle: absent
    • González: absent
    • J: absent
    • Meza: absent
    • Romer: absent
  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHJR 7 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-27 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-05-29 · pass · 122-12

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, Y.: 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
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: 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
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • Money: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker(C): not voting
    • Richardso: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Allen: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Meza: absent
    • Virdel: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Davis, A.: absent
    • Jones, V.: absent
    • Manuel: absent
    • Simmons: absent
    • Vasut: absent
    • Wu: absent

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