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TX SCR 42

died on adjournment

Urging the state to adopt the policy to recognize two sexes, male and female.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SCR 42 pass?

No. TX SCR 42 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 (2025-04-28): Referred to State Affairs

What is TX SCR 42 about?

TX SCR 42 is a concurrent resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Urging the state to adopt the policy to recognize two sexes, male and female.”.

Who sponsors TX SCR 42?

Hughes is the primary sponsor of TX SCR 42, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-14
Latest action
2025-04-28 — Referred to State Affairs
Bill type
concurrent resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hughesprimary
  • Creightoncosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-14

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-03-14

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-03-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-03-17

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-03

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-04-03

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-03

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-04-03

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-04-07

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-07

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-04-09

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-04-09

    Committee report printed and distributed

  13. 2025-04-16

    Placed on intent calendar

  14. 2025-04-23

    Co-author authorized

  15. 2025-04-23

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  16. 2025-04-23

    Record vote

  17. 2025-04-23

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  18. 2025-04-23

    Adopted

    passage

  19. 2025-04-23

    Record vote

  20. 2025-04-24

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  21. 2025-04-28

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-23 · pass · 20-11

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_concurrent_resolutions/SCR00001_SCR00099/SCR 42.xml

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