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HJR 4
  • Introduced
    Feb 26, 2025
  • Passed House
    Apr 01, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    Apr 29, 2025
  • Signed into Law
HJR 4
Texas House Bill
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Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the enactment of a law imposing an occupation tax on certain entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or imposing a tax on certain securities transactions.
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executive • May 05, 2025: Filed with the Secretary of State
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Apr 29, 2024, Senate
HJR 4, Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the enactment of a law imposing an occupation tax on certain entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or imposing a tax on certain securities transactions. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.
YES: 28
NO: 3
OTHER: 0
YES: 28

NO: 3

OTHER: 0
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Apr 29, 2024, Senate
Senator Parker moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HJR 4 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.
YES: 28
NO: 3
OTHER: 0
YES: 28

NO: 3

OTHER: 0
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Apr 01, 2025, House
Amendment No. 1 failed of adoption by (Record 48): 57 Yeas, 89 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
YES: 57
NO: 89
OTHER: 1
YES: 57

NO: 89

ABSENT: 3

NOT VOTING: 1

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Apr 01, 2025, House
HJR 4 was adopted by (Record 51): 111 Yeas, 31 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
YES: 111
NO: 31
OTHER: 1
YES: 111

NO: 31

ABSENT: 7

NOT VOTING: 1

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  • May 05, 2025 | executive
    • Filed with the Secretary of State
  • May 05, 2025 | Senate
    • Signed in the Senate
  • Apr 30, 2025 | House
    • Signed in the House
  • Apr 29, 2025 | House
    • Senate passage reported
    • Reported enrolled
  • Apr 29, 2025 | Senate
    • Co-sponsor authorized
    • Rules suspended-Regular order of business
    • Record vote
    • Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
    • Record vote
    • Three day rule suspended
    • Record vote
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed
    • Record vote
  • Apr 28, 2025 | Senate
    • Placed on intent calendar
  • Apr 24, 2025 | Senate
    • Co-sponsor authorized
  • Apr 16, 2025 | Senate
    • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 04/16/2025
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Vote taken in committee
    • Reported favorably w/o amendments
    • Committee report printed and distributed
  • Apr 03, 2025 | Senate
    • Read first time
    • Referred to Finance
  • Apr 01, 2025 | Senate
    • Received from the House
  • Apr 01, 2025 | House
    • Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
    • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment fails of adoption 1-Rodríguez Ramos
    • Record vote RV#48
    • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
    • Amendment fails of adoption 2-Rodríguez Ramos
    • Record vote RV#49
    • Amendment fails of adoption 3-Rodríguez Ramos
    • Record vote RV#50
    • Adopted
    • Record vote RV#51
    • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
    • Reported engrossed
  • Mar 27, 2025 | House
    • Considered in Calendars
  • Mar 24, 2025 | House
    • Committee report sent to Calendars
  • Mar 20, 2025 | House
    • Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
    • Committee report distributed
  • Mar 17, 2025 | House
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  • Mar 10, 2025 | House
    • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 03/10/2025
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
    • Left pending in committee
  • Feb 27, 2025 | House
    • Read first time
    • Referred to Ways & Means
  • Feb 26, 2025 | House
    • Filed
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