Bill:  HJR 2 
Legislative Session: 89(R) Council Document: 89R 16295 RDS-F
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Last Action:05/14/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.
Author:Geren | McQueeney | Meyer | Metcalf
Coauthor:Bonnen | Bumgarner | Button | Davis, Aicha | Gerdes | Lambert | Morgan | Muñoz | Pierson | Plesa | Slawson | Spiller | Toth | Troxclair
Sponsor:Perry
Cosponsor:Bettencourt | Birdwell | Creighton | Hinojosa, Adam | Kolkhorst
Subjects:Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
Taxation--Inheritance (I0811)
Companion:SJR 19 by Perry, Similar
House Committee:Ways & Means
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=11   Nays=1   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Senate Committee:Finance
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=15   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Actions: (descending date order)
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Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
E   Filed with the Secretary of State      05/14/2025     4824
S   Signed in the Senate      05/14/2025     2092
H   Signed in the House      05/13/2025     4339
H   Reported enrolled      05/13/2025   12:48 PM  4565
H   Senate passage reported      05/12/2025     4130
S   Record vote      05/12/2025     1947
S   Passed      05/12/2025     1947
S   Read 3rd time      05/12/2025     1947
S   Record vote      05/12/2025     1947
S   Three day rule suspended      05/12/2025     1947
S   Record vote      05/12/2025     1946
S   Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading      05/12/2025     1946
S   Record vote      05/12/2025     1946
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/12/2025     1946
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/12/2025     2045
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/09/2025    
S   Committee report printed and distributed      05/07/2025   01:30 PM 
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      05/07/2025     1862
S   Vote taken in committee      05/07/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/07/2025    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/07/2025    
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/07/2025     1862
S   Referred to Finance      05/05/2025     1757
S   Read first time      05/05/2025     1757
S   Received from the House      04/29/2025     1576
H   Reported engrossed      04/29/2025   01:44 PM  2643
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/29/2025     2163
H   Record vote   RV#714   04/29/2025     2163
H   Adopted      04/29/2025     2163
H   Read 3rd time      04/29/2025     2163
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/28/2025     2022
H   Record vote   RV#596   04/28/2025     2021
H   Passed to engrossment      04/28/2025     2021
H   Laid out as postponed business      04/28/2025     2021
H   Postponed   4/28/25 10:00 AM   04/22/2025     1694
H   Laid out as postponed business      04/22/2025     1694
H   Postponed   4/22/25 10:00 AM   04/15/2025     1430
H   Laid out as postponed business      04/15/2025     1429
H   Postponed   4/15/25 10:00 AM   04/02/2025     898
H   Read 2nd time      04/02/2025     898
H   Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar      04/02/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      03/27/2025    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      03/24/2025    
H   Committee report distributed      03/20/2025   01:49 PM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      03/20/2025     768
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      03/17/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/17/2025    
H   Left pending in committee      03/10/2025    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/10/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/10/2025    
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/10/2025    
H   Referred to Ways & Means      02/27/2025   10:13 AM  327
H   Read first time      02/27/2025     327
H   Filed      02/26/2025