Bill Commons

TX SJR 87

died on adjournment

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony who have previously been convicted of or who were released on bail for certain offenses punishable as a felony at the time of the new offense.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SJR 87 pass?

No. TX SJR 87 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 (2025-05-28): 1 hr. notice-for reconsideration

What is TX SJR 87 about?

TX SJR 87 is a joint resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony who have previously been convicted of or who were released on bail for certain offenses punishable as a felony at the time of the new offense.”.

Who sponsors TX SJR 87?

Huffman, Little, Smithee are the primary sponsors of TX SJR 87, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-05-13
Latest action
2025-05-28 — 1 hr. notice-for reconsideration
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Huffmanprimary
  • Littleprimary
  • Smitheeprimary
  • Creightoncosponsor
  • Kingcosponsor
  • Middletoncosponsor
  • Birdwellcosponsor
  • Campbellcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-28

    1 hr. notice-for reconsideration

  2. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  3. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  4. 2025-05-27

    Failed of adoption

  5. 2025-05-27

    Laid out as postponed business

  6. 2025-05-27

    Postponed

  7. 2025-05-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  8. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  9. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  10. 2025-05-26

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  11. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  12. 2025-05-26

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  13. 2025-05-26

    Laid out as postponed business

  14. 2025-05-24

    Postponed

  15. 2025-05-24

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  16. 2025-05-24

    Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar

  17. 2025-05-22

    Considered in Calendars

  18. 2025-05-22

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  19. 2025-05-21

    Committee report distributed

  20. 2025-05-21

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  21. 2025-05-21

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2025-05-21

    Considered in formal meeting

  23. 2025-05-16

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-05-16

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  25. 2025-05-14

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  26. 2025-05-14

    Reported engrossed

  27. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  28. 2025-05-14

    Passed

    passage

  29. 2025-05-14

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  30. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  31. 2025-05-14

    Three day rule suspended

  32. 2025-05-14

    Vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-05-14

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  34. 2025-05-14

    Vote recorded in Journal

  35. 2025-05-14

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  36. 2025-05-14

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  37. 2025-05-14

    Vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-05-14

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  39. 2025-05-14

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  40. 2025-05-14

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  41. 2025-05-14

    Vote recorded in Journal

  42. 2025-05-14

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  43. 2025-05-14

    Rules suspended-Intent Calendar

  44. 2025-05-14

    Printing rule suspended

  45. 2025-05-14

    Committee report printed and distributed

  46. 2025-05-14

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  47. 2025-05-14

    Vote taken in committee

  48. 2025-05-14

    Testimony taken in committee

  49. 2025-05-14

    Considered in public hearing

  50. 2025-05-14

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  51. 2025-05-14

    Co-author authorized

  52. 2025-05-13

    Posting rule suspended

  53. 2025-05-13

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  54. 2025-05-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  55. 2025-05-13

    Permission to introduce

  56. 2025-05-13

    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 87 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-14 · pass · 29-2

    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
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no

  • passage

    2025-05-26 · pass · 93-32

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Alders: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: 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
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: 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
    • Wilson: yes
    • Allen: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Bucy: no
    • Campos: no
    • Cole: no
    • Collier: no
    • Davis, A.: no
    • Davis, Y.: no
    • Dutton: no
    • Flores: no
    • Gámez: no
    • Garcia, J.: no
    • González, J.: no
    • González, M.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Hernandez: no
    • Howard: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Lopez, R.: no
    • Fischer: no
    • Moody: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Ordaz: no
    • Perez, V.: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rose: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Walle: no
    • Wu: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Bernal: not voting
    • Bhojani: not voting
    • Canales: not voting
    • Garcia Hernandez: not voting
    • Gervin-Hawkins: not voting
    • Romero: not voting
    • Simmons: not voting
    • Turner: not voting
    • Vo: not voting
    • Ward Johnson: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bowers: absent
    • Button: absent
    • Cortez: absent
    • Garcia, L.: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Jones, V.: absent
    • Lalani: absent
    • Manuel: absent
    • Meza: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Rodríguez Ramos: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Wharton: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-27 · pass · 96-40

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_joint_resolutions/SJR00001_SJR00099/SJR 87.xml

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