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SJR 5
  • Introduced
    Feb 07, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    Feb 20, 2025
  • Passed House
  • Signed into Law
SJR 5
Texas Senate Bill
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Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.
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Senate • May 30, 2025: Reported enrolled
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Feb 20, 2024, Senate
SJR 5, Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under limited circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1.
YES: 29
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
YES: 29

NO: 1

ABSENT: 1

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Feb 20, 2024, Senate
Senator Huffman moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SJR 5 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1.
YES: 29
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
YES: 29

NO: 1

ABSENT: 1

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May 19, 2025, House
CSSJR 5, as amended, was adopted by (Record 2931): 133 Yeas, 8 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.
YES: 133
NO: 8
OTHER: 3
YES: 133

NO: 8

ABSENT: 7

NOT VOTING: 3

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  • May 30, 2025 | Senate
    • Reported enrolled
  • May 29, 2025 | House
    • Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
  • May 29, 2025 | Senate
    • House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
    • Read
    • Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
    • Record vote
  • May 25, 2025 | Senate
    • Co-author authorized
  • May 20, 2025 | Senate
    • House passage as amended reported
  • May 19, 2025 | House
    • Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
    • Read 2nd time
    • Amended 1-Little
    • Amendment(s) offered 2-Little
    • Point of order sustained (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
    • Adopted as amended
    • Record vote RV#2931
    • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
    • Rules suspended
    • Additional sponsor(s) authorized
  • May 15, 2025 | House
    • Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
    • Committee report distributed
    • Committee report sent to Calendars
    • Considered in Calendars
  • May 12, 2025 | House
    • Considered in formal meeting
    • Committee substitute considered in committee
    • Reported favorably as substituted
  • Mar 25, 2025 | House
    • Read first time
    • Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
  • Feb 25, 2025 | House
    • Received from the Senate
  • Feb 20, 2025 | Senate
    • Co-author authorized
    • Placed on intent calendar
    • Rules suspended-Intent Calendar
    • Rules suspended-Regular order of business
    • Record vote
    • Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
    • Record vote
    • Three day rule suspended
    • Record vote
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed
    • Record vote
    • Statement(s) submitted
    • Statement(s) submitted
    • Reported engrossed
  • Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
    • Co-author authorized
  • Feb 13, 2025 | Senate
    • Reported favorably w/o amendments
    • Committee report printed and distributed
  • Feb 12, 2025 | Senate
    • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 02/12/2025
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Testimony taken in committee
    • Vote taken in committee
  • Feb 11, 2025 | Senate
    • Co-author authorized
  • Feb 07, 2025 | Senate
    • Received by the Secretary of the Senate
    • Filed
    • Read first time
    • Referred to Criminal Justice
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