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Bill:  SJR 2 
Legislative Session: 85(R) Council Document: 85R 788 TJB-F
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Last Action:05/11/2017 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress.
Author:Birdwell | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hancock | Huffines | Perry | Seliger | Taylor, Larry
Coauthor:Buckingham | Burton | Nichols
Sponsor:Miller | Zerwas | Burns | Larson | Price
Cosponsor:Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Ashby | Bailes | Bell | Biedermann | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | Bonnen, Greg | Burkett | Burrows | Button | Cain | Capriglione | Clardy | Cosper | Cyrier | Dale | Darby | Dean | Elkins | Faircloth | Fallon | Flynn | Frank | Frullo | Geren | Goldman | Gooden | Hefner | Holland | Huberty | Isaac | Kacal | Keough | King, Phil | Klick | Krause | Kuempel | Lambert | Landgraf | Lang | Laubenberg | Leach | Lozano | Metcalf | Murphy | Oliverson | Paddie | Parker | Paul | Phelan | Phillips | Raney | Rinaldi | Roberts | Schaefer | Schubert | Shaheen | Sheffield | Shine | Smithee | Springer | Stephenson | Stickland | Stucky | Swanson | Thompson, Ed | Tinderholt | VanDeaver | White | Wilson | Workman | Wray | Zedler
Subjects:Congress (I0085)
Legislature (I0520)
Resolutions--Memorializing Congress (I0675)
Resolutions--United States Constitution (I0670)
SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)
Companion:HJR 39 by Miller, Identical
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=6   Nays=2   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
House Committee:State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=5   Nays=1   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=3
Actions: (descending date order)
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Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Filed with the Secretary of State      05/11/2017     1904
 Signed in the House      05/11/2017     3385
 Signed in the Senate      05/11/2017     1876
 Reported enrolled      05/10/2017     1904
 Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported      05/10/2017     3237
 Record vote      05/10/2017     1821
 Senate concurs in House amendment(s)      05/10/2017     1821
 Read      05/10/2017     1821
 House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/10/2017     1819
 House passage as amended reported      05/05/2017     1683
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/04/2017     2533
 Record vote   RV#746   05/04/2017     2533
 Adopted as amended      05/04/2017     2533
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/04/2017     2533
 Record vote   RV#745   05/04/2017     2532
 Amendment tabled   2-Turner   05/04/2017     2532
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/04/2017     2531
 Record vote   RV#744   05/04/2017     2531
 Amended   1-Miller   05/04/2017     2531
 Read 2nd time      05/04/2017     2530
 Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar      05/04/2017    
 Considered in Calendars      05/02/2017    
 Committee report sent to Calendars      05/01/2017    
 Committee report distributed      05/01/2017   06:29 PM 
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/01/2017     2299
 Reported favorably as substituted      05/01/2017    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      05/01/2017    
 Considered in formal meeting      05/01/2017    
 Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .      05/01/2017    
 Recommitted to committee      04/28/2017   10:20 AM  2078
 Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar      05/03/2017    
 Considered in Calendars      04/26/2017    
 Vote reconsidered in committee      04/26/2017    
 Placed on Emergency Calendar      05/03/2017    
 Considered in Calendars      04/25/2017    
 Committee report sent to Calendars      04/25/2017    
 Committee report distributed      04/25/2017   10:04 AM 
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      04/25/2017     1982
 Reported favorably as substituted      04/20/2017    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      04/20/2017    
 Considered in formal meeting      04/20/2017    
 Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select      04/10/2017   02:18 PM  1429
 Read first time      04/10/2017     1429
 Received from the Senate      03/01/2017     529
 Reported engrossed      02/28/2017     395
 Record vote      02/28/2017     356
 Adopted      02/28/2017     356
 Record vote      02/28/2017     356
 Amendment tabled      02/28/2017     356
 Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Rodríguez   02/28/2017     355
 Record vote      02/28/2017     355
 Amendment tabled      02/28/2017     355
 Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Rodríguez   02/28/2017     355
 Read 2nd time      02/28/2017     355
 Record vote      02/28/2017     355
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      02/28/2017     354
 Placed on intent calendar      02/27/2017    
 Committee report printed and distributed      02/21/2017   02:47 PM 
 Reported favorably w/o amendments      02/21/2017     311
 Testimony taken in committee      02/16/2017    
 Considered in public hearing      02/16/2017    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      02/16/2017    
 Co-author authorized      02/07/2017     237
 Co-author authorized      01/30/2017     139
 Referred to State Affairs      01/25/2017     119
 Read first time      01/25/2017     119
 Filed      12/06/2016    
 Received by the Secretary of the Senate      12/06/2016