Bill:  HJR 4 
Legislative Session: 89(R) Council Document: 89R 8405 CJD-F
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Last Action:05/05/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the enactment of a law imposing an occupation tax on certain entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or imposing a tax on certain securities transactions.
Author:Meyer | Button | Vasut | Moody | Anchía
Coauthor:Ashby | Bonnen | Harris | Hull | Landgraf | Metcalf | Muñoz | Plesa
Sponsor:Parker
Cosponsor:Blanco | Creighton
Subjects:Financial--General (I0365)
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
Taxation--General (I0815)
Taxation--Occupation Tax (I0813)
Companion:SJR 50 by Parker, Identical
House Committee:Ways & Means
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=12   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Senate Committee:Finance
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=14   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Actions: (ascending date order)
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Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
H   Filed      02/26/2025    
H   Read first time      02/27/2025     327
H   Referred to Ways & Means      02/27/2025   10:13 AM  327
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/10/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/10/2025    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/10/2025    
H   Left pending in committee      03/10/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/17/2025    
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      03/17/2025    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      03/20/2025     768
H   Committee report distributed      03/20/2025   01:49 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      03/24/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      03/27/2025    
H   Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar      04/01/2025    
H   Read 2nd time      04/01/2025     856
H   Amendment fails of adoption   1-Rodríguez Ramos   04/01/2025     856
H   Record vote   RV#48   04/01/2025     856
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/01/2025     857
H   Amendment fails of adoption   2-Rodríguez Ramos   04/01/2025     857
H   Record vote   RV#49   04/01/2025     857
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/01/2025     858
H   Amendment fails of adoption   3-Rodríguez Ramos   04/01/2025     858
H   Record vote   RV#50   04/01/2025     858
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/01/2025     859
H   Adopted      04/01/2025     859
H   Record vote   RV#51   04/01/2025     859
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/01/2025     859
H   Reported engrossed      04/01/2025   01:48 PM  912
S   Received from the House      04/01/2025     829
S   Read first time      04/03/2025     903
S   Referred to Finance      04/03/2025     903
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      04/16/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      04/16/2025    
S   Vote taken in committee      04/16/2025    
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      04/16/2025     1367
S   Committee report printed and distributed      04/16/2025   01:40 PM 
S   Co-sponsor authorized      04/24/2025     1504
S   Placed on intent calendar      04/28/2025    
S   Co-sponsor authorized      04/29/2025     1608
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      04/29/2025     1582
S   Record vote      04/29/2025     1582
S   Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading      04/29/2025     1582
S   Record vote      04/29/2025     1582
S   Three day rule suspended      04/29/2025     1582
S   Record vote      04/29/2025     1582
S   Read 3rd time      04/29/2025     1582
S   Passed      04/29/2025     1582
S   Record vote      04/29/2025     1582
H   Senate passage reported      04/29/2025     2402
H   Reported enrolled      04/29/2025   07:56 PM  2643
H   Signed in the House      04/30/2025     2639
S   Signed in the Senate      05/05/2025     1741
E   Filed with the Secretary of State      05/05/2025     3295