Bill:  HJR 59 
Legislative Session: 80(R) Council Document: 80R 4103 DRH-D
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Last Action:04/30/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption Version:Engrossed
Caption Text:Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a legislative session.
Author:Elkins | Bailey | Bonnen | Leibowitz | Callegari
Coauthor:Anchía | Berman | Bohac | Brown, Fred | Burnam | Christian | Cohen | Cook, Robby | Darby | Davis, John | Deshotel | Dunnam | Dutton | England | Farabee | Flynn | Frost | Gallego | Gonzales | Haggerty | Hamilton | Harless | Hartnett | Herrero | Hodge | Homer | Hopson | Howard, Charlie | Howard, Donna | Hughes | Isett, Carl | Jackson, Jim | Keffer, Jim | Kolkhorst | Kuempel | Lucio III | Martinez Fischer | Martinez, "Mando" | McCall | Merritt | Murphy | Naishtat | Noriega, Rick | Orr | Otto | Parker | Paxton | Pena | Pierson | Pitts | Puente | Riddle | Ritter | Rose | Smith, Todd | Smith, Wayne | Solomons | Talton | Taylor | Van Arsdale | Vaught | Veasey | Vo | West, George "Buddy"
Sponsor:Wentworth
Subjects:Governor (I0375)
Legislature (I0520)
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
Companion:SJR 28 by Wentworth, Identical
House Committee:Government Reform
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=5   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:In committee
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Left pending in committee      04/30/2007    
 Considered in public hearing      04/30/2007    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      04/30/2007    
 Referred to State Affairs      03/29/2007     820
 Read first time      03/29/2007     820
 Received from the House      03/22/2007     678
 Reported engrossed       03/22/2007   08:46 AM  1192
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/21/2007     1058
 Record vote   RV#151   03/21/2007     1057
 Adopted as amended       03/21/2007     1057
 Amended   2-Leibowitz   03/21/2007     1057
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/21/2007     1057
 Record vote   RV#150   03/21/2007     1056
 Amendment tabled   1-Hartnett   03/21/2007     1056
 Read 2nd time      03/21/2007     1056
 Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar      03/21/2007    
 Considered in Calendars      03/19/2007    
 Committee report sent to Calendars      03/09/2007    
 Committee report printed and distributed      03/08/2007   11:56 PM 
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      03/08/2007     837
 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      03/05/2007    
 Considered in public hearing      03/05/2007    
 Left pending in committee      02/19/2007    
 Testimony taken in committee      02/19/2007    
 Considered in public hearing      02/19/2007    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . .      02/19/2007    
 Referred to Government Reform      02/13/2007     448
 Read first time      02/13/2007     448
 Filed      02/08/2007