Bill Commons

TX SJR 34

died on adjournment

Proposing a constitutional amendment affirming the rights and responsibilities of parents.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SJR 34 pass?

No. TX SJR 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 (2025-05-21): Filed with the Secretary of State

What is TX SJR 34 about?

TX SJR 34 is a joint resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Proposing a constitutional amendment affirming the rights and responsibilities of parents.”.

Who sponsors TX SJR 34?

Hughes, Frank, Leach and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX SJR 34, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-01-13
Latest action
2025-05-21 — Filed with the Secretary of State
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hughesprimary
  • Frankprimary
  • Leachprimary
  • Capriglioneprimary
  • Talaricoprimary
  • Hullprimary
  • Shofnercosponsor
  • Kerwincosponsor
  • Leo Wilsoncosponsor
  • Pattersoncosponsor
  • Creightoncosponsor
  • Hagenbuchcosponsor
  • Hallcosponsor
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor
  • Paxtoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-21

    Filed with the Secretary of State

  2. 2025-05-21

    Signed in the House

    passage

  3. 2025-05-21

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  4. 2025-05-21

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  5. 2025-05-20

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  6. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  7. 2025-05-20

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  8. 2025-05-20

    Read

  9. 2025-05-20

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  10. 2025-05-20

    Co-author authorized

  11. 2025-05-14

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  12. 2025-05-14

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-14

    Adopted

    passage

  15. 2025-05-14

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  16. 2025-05-14

    Laid out in lieu of companion

  17. 2025-05-14

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  18. 2025-05-13

    Committee report distributed

  19. 2025-05-13

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  20. 2025-05-13

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2025-05-13

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  22. 2025-05-13

    Considered in formal meeting

  23. 2025-03-25

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-03-25

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  25. 2025-03-11

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  26. 2025-03-11

    Reported engrossed

  27. 2025-03-11

    Record vote

  28. 2025-03-11

    Passed

    passage

  29. 2025-03-11

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  30. 2025-03-11

    Record vote

  31. 2025-03-11

    Three day rule suspended

  32. 2025-03-11

    Vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-03-11

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  34. 2025-03-11

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  35. 2025-03-11

    Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day

  36. 2025-03-11

    Co-author authorized

  37. 2025-03-06

    Placed on intent calendar

  38. 2025-03-05

    Committee report printed and distributed

  39. 2025-03-05

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  40. 2025-03-05

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  41. 2025-03-03

    Vote taken in committee

  42. 2025-03-03

    Considered in public hearing

  43. 2025-02-26

    Co-author authorized

  44. 2025-02-24

    Left pending in committee

  45. 2025-02-24

    Testimony taken in committee

  46. 2025-02-24

    Considered in public hearing

  47. 2025-02-24

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  48. 2025-02-07

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  49. 2025-02-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  50. 2025-01-13

    Filed

    filing

  51. 2025-01-13

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SJR 34 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-03-11 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-05-14 · pass · 112-22

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Cook: 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, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Kerwin: 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
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Allen: no
    • Bernal: no
    • Bowers: no
    • Campos: no
    • Collier: no
    • Cortez: no
    • Davis, Y.: no
    • Garcia, J.: no
    • González, J.: no
    • González, M.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Guerra: no
    • Howard: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Lalani: no
    • Moody: no
    • Perez, V.: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Vo: no
    • Ward Johnson: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker(C): not voting
    • W: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Buckley: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Olcott: absent
    • Or: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Bucy: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Jones, V.: absent
    • King: absent
    • Simmons: absent
    • Smithee: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-20 · pass · 31-0

Related bills

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_joint_resolutions/SJR00001_SJR00099/SJR 34.xml

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