Bill:  HJR 7 
Legislative Session: 89(R) Council Document: 89R 14704 CJC-D
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Last Action:06/02/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue.
Author:Harris | Hunter | Martinez | Kitzman | Metcalf
Coauthor:Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bonnen | Buckley | Cain | DeAyala | Fairly | Gámez | Garcia, Josey | Gerdes | González, Mary | Guillen | Hickland | Isaac | Leo Wilson | Lopez, Janie | McLaughlin | Morales, Eddie | Noble | Orr | Plesa | Raymond | Romero | Spiller | Vasut | Villalobos | Wharton | Zwiener
Sponsor:Perry
Cosponsor:Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Flores | Gutierrez | Hancock | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | Kolkhorst | Menéndez | Schwertner | Sparks | Zaffirini
Subjects:Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)
Taxation--Sales (I0800)
Water--Development (I0875)
Water--General (I0885)
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)
Enabling Information:Enabling legislation is HB 16 and SB 7.
House Committee:Natural Resources
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=13   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Senate Committee:Finance
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=14   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Actions: (descending date order)
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Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
E   Filed with the Secretary of State      06/02/2025     7610
S   Signed in the Senate      06/01/2025     3827
H   Signed in the House      05/31/2025     7406
H   Reported enrolled      05/30/2025   05:48 PM  7414
S   House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported      05/29/2025     3305
H   Text of Senate Amendment(s)      05/29/2025     7030
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/29/2025     7031
H   Record vote   RV#4039   05/29/2025     7031
H   House concurs in Senate amendment(s)      05/29/2025     7030
H   Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      05/28/2025   01:48 PM 
H   Senate Amendments distributed      05/28/2025   01:46 PM 
H   Senate passage as amended reported      05/28/2025     6382
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/28/2025     3152
S   Remarks ordered printed      05/27/2025     2825
S   Record vote      05/27/2025     2825
S   Passed      05/27/2025     2825
S   Read 3rd time      05/27/2025     2825
S   Record vote      05/27/2025     2825
S   Three day rule suspended      05/27/2025     2825
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/27/2025     2825
S   Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading      05/27/2025     2825
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/27/2025     2824
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/27/2025    
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/27/2025     2887
S   Committee report printed and distributed      05/26/2025   06:07 PM 
S   Reported favorably as substituted      05/26/2025     2810
S   Vote taken in committee      05/25/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/25/2025    
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/25/2025     2666
S   Left pending in committee      05/07/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      05/07/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/07/2025    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/07/2025    
S   Referred to Finance      05/01/2025     1706
S   Read first time      05/01/2025     1706
S   Received from the House      04/30/2025     1612
H   Reported engrossed      04/30/2025   08:02 AM  2834
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/29/2025     2265
H   Record vote   RV#815   04/29/2025     2264
H   Adopted as amended      04/29/2025     2264
H   Amended   3-Bonnen   04/29/2025     2264
H   Amended   2-Harris   04/29/2025     2264
H   Amended   1-Harris   04/29/2025     2263
H   Read 2nd time      04/29/2025     2263
H   Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar      04/29/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      04/24/2025    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      04/02/2025    
H   Committee report distributed      04/02/2025   11:51 AM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      04/02/2025     973
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      03/19/2025    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/19/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/19/2025    
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/19/2025    
H   Referred to Natural Resources      03/07/2025   02:33 PM  466
H   Read first time      03/07/2025     466
H   Filed      03/06/2025