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History for 89(R) SJR 37 by Birdwell

Last Action:
05/15/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Council Document:
89R 3243 PRL-D
Caption Version:
Enrolled
Caption Text:
Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.
Author:
Birdwell
Coauthor:
Middleton
Sponsor:
Noble | Cortez | Shaheen | Hunter | Muñoz
Cosponsor:
Alders | Buckley | Bumgarner | Craddick | Curry | DeAyala | Dyson | Harris Davila | Hayes | Hickland | Hopper | Kerwin | LaHood | Leo Wilson | Lowe | Lozano | Lujan | Martinez | McQueeney | Metcalf | Money | Morgan | Oliverson | Patterson | Pierson | Schoolcraft | Shofner | Spiller | Tepper | Troxclair | Vasut | Villalobos | Virdell | Wilson
Subjects:
Aliens (I0032)
Elections--Registration & Suffrage (I0265)
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
Companion:
HJR 161 by Noble, Similar
HJR 197 by Patterson, Identical
Senate Committee:
State Affairs
Senate Committee Status:
Out of committee
Senate Committee Vote:
Ayes=9   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
House Committee:
Elections
House Committee Status:
Out of committee
House Committee Vote:
Ayes=7   Nays=2   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Actions are in descending date order.
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Description Comment DateSort descending       Time       Journal Page
E   Filed with the Secretary of State      05/15/2025     2173
H   Signed in the House      05/15/2025     5015
S   Signed in the Senate      05/14/2025     2092
S   Reported enrolled      05/13/2025     2071
S   House passage reported      05/13/2025     2048
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/12/2025     4129
H   Record vote   RV#2196   05/12/2025     4129
H   Adopted      05/12/2025     4129
H   Laid out as postponed business      05/12/2025     4129
H   Postponed   5/12/25 6:00 PM   05/12/2025     4067
H   Laid out as postponed business      05/12/2025     4067
H   Postponed   5/12/25 11:00 AM   05/10/2025     3874
H   Read 3rd time      05/10/2025     3874
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/09/2025     3737
H   Record vote   RV#1897   05/09/2025     3737
H   Passed to 3rd reading      05/09/2025     3737
H   Point of order withdrawn   Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1)   05/09/2025     3737
H   Read 2nd time      05/09/2025     3736
H   Laid out in lieu of companion   HJR 161   05/09/2025     3736
H   Additional sponsor(s) authorized      05/09/2025     3736
H   Rules suspended      05/09/2025     3736
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/05/2025    
H   Committee report distributed      05/05/2025   08:00 AM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/02/2025     3100
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      04/28/2025    
H   Considered in formal meeting      04/28/2025    
H   Referred to Elections      04/22/2025   03:20 PM  1750
H   Read first time      04/22/2025     1750
H   Received from the Senate      04/02/2025     912
S   Reported engrossed      04/01/2025     848
S   Record vote      04/01/2025     827
S   Passed      04/01/2025     827
S   Read 3rd time      04/01/2025     827
S   Record vote      04/01/2025     827
S   Three day rule suspended      04/01/2025     827
S   Record vote      04/01/2025     827
S   Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      04/01/2025     827
S   Record vote      04/01/2025     827
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      04/01/2025     827
S   Co-author authorized      04/01/2025     847
S   Placed on intent calendar      03/27/2025    
S   Committee report printed and distributed      03/26/2025   11:16 AM 
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      03/26/2025     763
S   Vote taken in committee      03/24/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      03/24/2025    
S   Left pending in committee      03/20/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      03/20/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      03/20/2025    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/20/2025    
S   Referred to State Affairs      02/07/2025     216
S   Read first time      02/07/2025     216
S   Filed      01/22/2025    
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      01/22/2025