Bill:  HJR 18 
Legislative Session: 85(1) Council Document: 85S1 30 CAE-D
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Last Action:07/25/2017 H Left pending in committee
Caption Version:Introduced
Caption Text:Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to pay at least 50 percent of the cost of maintaining and operating the public school system and prohibiting the comptroller from certifying legislation containing an appropriation unless the requirement is met.
Author:Howard | Bernal | Hinojosa, Gina | Turner
Coauthor:Allen | Blanco | Cortez | Davis, Yvonne | Deshotel | Dukes | Gervin-Hawkins | Giddings | Israel | Minjarez | Muñoz, Jr. | Neave | Ortega | Perez | Reynolds | Rodriguez, Eddie | Rose | Thierry | Thompson, Senfronia | Uresti, Tomas | Walle
Subjects:Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance (I0250)
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
State Finances--Appropriations (I0746)
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)
Companion:SJR 6 by Rodríguez, Identical
House Committee:Appropriations
Status:In committee
Actions: (ascending date order)
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
H   Filed      07/10/2017    
H   Read first time      07/21/2017     36
H   Referred to Appropriations      07/21/2017   10:40 AM  36
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      07/25/2017    
H   Considered in public hearing      07/25/2017    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      07/25/2017    
H   Left pending in committee      07/25/2017