TX HJR 85
died on adjournmentProposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and certain component institutions of the Texas State University System and repealing the limitation on the allocation to the Texas State Technical College System and its campuses of the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HJR 85 pass?
No. TX HJR 85 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 (2025-03-07): Referred to Higher Education
What is TX HJR 85 about?
TX HJR 85 is a joint resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and certain component institutions of the Texas State University System and repealing the limitation on the allocation to the Texas State Technical College System and its campuses of the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education.”.
Who sponsors TX HJR 85?
Lambert is the primary sponsor of TX HJR 85.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-07
- Latest action
- 2025-03-07 — Referred to Higher Education
- Bill type
- joint resolution
- Last updated
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Subjects
- AVAILABLE UNIVERSITY FUND (S0511)
- COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)
- Education--Higher--Finance (I0232)
- Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs (I0223)
- PERMANENT UNIVERSITY FUND (S0497)
- Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
- State Finances--Appropriations (I0746)
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (U0142)
- TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (U0080)
Sponsors
- Lambertprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2024-11-12
Filed
filing
2025-03-07
Read first time
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2025-03-07
Referred to Higher Education
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Versions
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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