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TX SJR 79

died on adjournment

Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of debt that may be secured by a homestead for purposes of refinancing a loan including those with an extension of credit guaranteed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SJR 79 pass?

No. TX SJR 79 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 (2025-03-25): Referred to Business & Commerce

What is TX SJR 79 about?

TX SJR 79 is a joint resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of debt that may be secured by a homestead for purposes of refinancing a loan including those with an extension of credit guaranteed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.”.

Who sponsors TX SJR 79?

Menéndez is the primary sponsor of TX SJR 79.

Introduced
2025-03-14
Latest action
2025-03-25 — Referred to Business & Commerce
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Menéndezprimary

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. 2025-03-25

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-03-25

    Referred to Business & Commerce

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_joint_resolutions/SJR00001_SJR00099/SJR 79.xml

Attribution

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