Bill Commons

TX SJR 18

withdrawn

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SJR 18 pass?

No. TX SJR 18 was withdrawn on 2025-05-07 and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-05-07): Filed with the Secretary of State

What is TX SJR 18 about?

TX SJR 18 is a joint resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust.”.

Who sponsors TX SJR 18?

Perry, Capriglione, Metcalf are the primary sponsors of TX SJR 18, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Introduced
2024-11-12
Latest action
2025-05-07 — Filed with the Secretary of State
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Perryprimary
  • Capriglioneprimary
  • Metcalfprimary
  • Creightoncosponsor
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor
  • Middletoncosponsor
  • Schwertnercosponsor
  • Bettencourtcosponsor
  • Birdwellcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-12

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Finance

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-05

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-03-05

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-03-05

    Vote taken in committee

  8. 2025-03-05

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-03-05

    Committee report printed and distributed

  10. 2025-03-06

    Co-author authorized

  11. 2025-03-12

    Placed on intent calendar

  12. 2025-03-18

    Co-author authorized

  13. 2025-03-18

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  14. 2025-03-18

    Record vote

  15. 2025-03-18

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  16. 2025-03-18

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  17. 2025-03-18

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  18. 2025-03-18

    Vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-03-18

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  20. 2025-03-18

    Record vote

  21. 2025-03-18

    Three day rule suspended

  22. 2025-03-18

    Record vote

  23. 2025-03-18

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  24. 2025-03-18

    Passed

    passage

  25. 2025-03-18

    Record vote

  26. 2025-03-18

    Reported engrossed

  27. 2025-03-19

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  28. 2025-03-25

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  29. 2025-03-25

    Referred to Ways & Means

    referral-committee

  30. 2025-03-27

    Considered in formal meeting

  31. 2025-03-27

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2025-03-31

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  33. 2025-03-31

    Committee report distributed

  34. 2025-03-31

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  35. 2025-04-24

    Considered in Calendars

  36. 2025-04-28

    Laid out in lieu of companion

  37. 2025-04-28

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  38. 2025-04-28

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  39. 2025-04-28

    Point of order withdrawn (amendment)

    withdrawal

  40. 2025-04-28

    Amendment withdrawn

    amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal

  41. 2025-04-28

    Postponed

  42. 2025-04-28

    Laid out as postponed business

  43. 2025-04-28

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  44. 2025-04-28

    Record vote

  45. 2025-04-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  46. 2025-04-28

    Adopted as amended

  47. 2025-04-28

    Record vote

  48. 2025-04-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  49. 2025-04-28

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  50. 2025-05-05

    Co-author authorized

  51. 2025-05-05

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  52. 2025-05-05

    Read

  53. 2025-05-05

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  54. 2025-05-05

    Record vote

  55. 2025-05-05

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  56. 2025-05-05

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  57. 2025-05-07

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  58. 2025-05-07

    Signed in the House

    passage

  59. 2025-05-07

    Filed with the Secretary of State

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1

    2025-03-18 · pass · 0-0

  • passage

    2025-03-18 · pass · 24-6

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: 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
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Blanco: absent
  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SJR 18 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-03-18 · pass · 24-6

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: 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
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Blanco: absent
  • passage

    2025-04-28 · pass · 104-26

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

    2025-05-05 · pass · 25-6

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: 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
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no

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