Bill:  SJR 5 
Legislative Session: 89(R) Council Document: 89R 5797 CJD-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 requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.
Author:Huffman
Coauthor:Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | Gutierrez | Hagenbuch | Hall | Hancock | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | King | Kolkhorst | Menéndez | Middleton | Nichols | Parker | Paxton | Perry | Schwertner | Sparks | West
Sponsor:Smithee | DeAyala | Louderback | Cook | Moody
Cosponsor:Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | Bumgarner | Cain | Capriglione | Cunningham | Curry | Darby | Dyson | Fairly | Frank | Gates | Gerdes | Guillen | Harless | Harris | Harris Davila | Hayes | Hefner | Hickland | Hopper | Hull | Isaac | Kerwin | Kitzman | LaHood | Lambert | Leo Wilson | Little | Lowe | Lozano | Lujan | Luther | McLaughlin | McQueeney | Metcalf | Meyer | Money | Morgan | Noble | Olcott | Oliverson | Patterson | Paul | Pierson | Richardson | Schatzline | Schoolcraft | Shaheen | Shofner | Slawson | Spiller | Toth | Troxclair | Vasut | Villalobos | Virdell | Wharton
Subjects:Courts--Judges (I0140)
Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual (I0171)
Criminal Procedure--Bail & Pretrial Release (I0202)
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
EVIDENCE (S0250)
HUMAN TRAFFICKING (S0696)
MAGISTRATES (S1592)
Companion:HJR 15 by Smithee, Identical
SJR 17 by Huffman, Duplicate
Senate Committee:Criminal Justice
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=6   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
House Committee:Criminal Jurisprudence
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=10   Nays=1   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      02/07/2025    
S   Filed      02/07/2025    
S   Read first time      02/07/2025     216
S   Referred to Criminal Justice      02/07/2025     216
S   Co-author authorized      02/11/2025     227
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      02/12/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      02/12/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      02/12/2025    
S   Vote taken in committee      02/12/2025    
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      02/13/2025     262
S   Committee report printed and distributed      02/13/2025   11:29 AM 
S   Co-author authorized      02/18/2025     268
S   Co-author authorized      02/20/2025     296
S   Placed on intent calendar      02/20/2025    
S   Rules suspended-Intent Calendar      02/20/2025     291
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      02/20/2025     291
S   Record vote      02/20/2025     291
S   Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      02/20/2025     291
S   Record vote      02/20/2025     291
S   Three day rule suspended      02/20/2025     292
S   Record vote      02/20/2025     292
S   Read 3rd time      02/20/2025     292
S   Passed      02/20/2025     292
S   Record vote      02/20/2025     292
S   Statement(s) submitted      02/20/2025     292
S   Statement(s) submitted      02/20/2025     292
S   Reported engrossed      02/20/2025     297
H   Received from the Senate      02/25/2025     303
H   Read first time      03/25/2025     765
H   Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence      03/25/2025   03:26 PM  765
H   Considered in formal meeting      05/12/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      05/12/2025    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      05/12/2025    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/15/2025     4979
H   Committee report distributed      05/15/2025   10:41 AM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/15/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/15/2025    
H   Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar      05/19/2025    
H   Read 2nd time      05/19/2025     4991
H   Amended   1-Little   05/19/2025     4992
H   Amendment(s) offered   2-Little   05/19/2025     4992
H   Point of order sustained (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 2   05/19/2025     4993
H   Adopted as amended      05/19/2025     4993
H   Record vote   RV#2931   05/19/2025     4993
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/19/2025     4994
H   Rules suspended      05/19/2025     4999
H   Additional sponsor(s) authorized      05/19/2025     4999
S   House passage as amended reported      05/20/2025     2255
S   Co-author authorized      05/25/2025     2663
S   House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/29/2025     3238
S   Read      05/29/2025     3240
S   Senate concurs in House amendment(s)      05/29/2025     3240
S   Record vote      05/29/2025     3240
H   Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported      05/29/2025     7131
S   Reported enrolled      05/30/2025     3670
S   Signed in the Senate      05/31/2025     3706
H   Signed in the House      06/01/2025     7575
E   Filed with the Secretary of State      06/02/2025     3861