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TX SJR 40

died on adjournment

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the powers of the governor, the legislature, and the supreme court following certain disaster or emergency declarations.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SJR 40 pass?

No. TX SJR 40 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 (2025-05-22): Considered in Calendars

What is TX SJR 40 about?

TX SJR 40 is a joint resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the powers of the governor, the legislature, and the supreme court following certain disaster or emergency declarations.”.

Who sponsors TX SJR 40?

Birdwell, Slawson are the primary sponsors of TX SJR 40, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-01-22
Latest action
2025-05-22 — Considered in Calendars
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Birdwellprimary
  • Slawsonprimary
  • Middletoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-22

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-01-22

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-13

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-27

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-03-27

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-03-27

    Left pending in committee

  8. 2025-04-03

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-04-03

    Vote taken in committee

  10. 2025-04-07

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-04-07

    Committee report printed and distributed

  12. 2025-04-08

    Co-author authorized

  13. 2025-04-09

    Placed on intent calendar

  14. 2025-04-10

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  15. 2025-04-10

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  16. 2025-04-10

    Vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-04-10

    Three day rule suspended

  18. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  19. 2025-04-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  20. 2025-04-10

    Passed

    passage

  21. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  22. 2025-04-10

    Reported engrossed

  23. 2025-04-14

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  24. 2025-04-15

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  25. 2025-04-15

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-04-22

    Posting rule suspended

  27. 2025-04-23

    Considered in public hearing

  28. 2025-04-23

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  29. 2025-04-23

    Left pending in committee

  30. 2025-04-24

    Considered in formal meeting

  31. 2025-04-24

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  32. 2025-04-24

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2025-04-28

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  34. 2025-04-28

    Committee report distributed

  35. 2025-04-29

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  36. 2025-05-22

    Considered in Calendars

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSJR 40 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-10 · pass · 30-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • King: absent

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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