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TX SJR 63

died on adjournment

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the terminology used in the Texas Constitution to refer to the partially landlocked body of water on the southeastern periphery of the North American continent.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SJR 63 pass?

No. TX SJR 63 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 (2025-04-16): Co-author authorized

What is TX SJR 63 about?

TX SJR 63 is a joint resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the terminology used in the Texas Constitution to refer to the partially landlocked body of water on the southeastern periphery of the North American continent.”.

Who sponsors TX SJR 63?

Middleton is the primary sponsor of TX SJR 63, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-02-27
Latest action
2025-04-16 — Co-author authorized
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Middletonprimary
  • Hallcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-02-27

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-03-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-03-13

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-07

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-04-07

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-07

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-04-07

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-04-10

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-10

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-04-14

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-04-14

    Committee report printed and distributed

  13. 2025-04-16

    Co-author authorized

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Votes

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_joint_resolutions/SJR00001_SJR00099/SJR 63.xml

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