When was Texas Senate Joint resolution SJR 87 introduced?

SJR 87 was introduced on May 13, 2025.

Has Texas Senate Joint resolution SJR 87 passed the Senate?

Yes, SJR 87 has passed the Senate on May 14, 2025.

What's the current status of Texas Senate Joint resolution SJR 87?

The latest action on SJR 87 by the House was: 1 hr. notice-for reconsideration on May 28, 2025.

Who introduced Texas Senate Joint resolution SJR 87?

SJR 87 was introduced by Joan Huffman.

Are voting records available for Texas Senate Joint resolution SJR 87?

Yes, there are 2 voting records available for SJR 87

Bill tracking in Texas - SJR 87 (89 legislative session)

Introduced
May 13, 2025
Passed Senate
May 14, 2025
Passed House
Signed into Law

SJR 87

Texas Senate Bill

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony who have previously been convicted of or who were released on bail for certain offenses punishable as a felony at the time of the new offense.

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House • May 28, 2025: 1 hr. notice-for reconsideration

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Votes

May 14, 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 87 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.

YES: 29

NO: 2

OTHER: 0

May 26, 2025, House

SJR 87, as amended, was passed to third reading by (Record 3551): 93 Yeas, 32 Nays, 11 Present, not voting.

YES: 93

NO: 32

OTHER: 11

ABSENT: 14

NOT VOTING: 11

Sources

https://journals.house.texas.gov/HJRNL/89R/HTML/89RDAY74FINAL.HTM

Actions

May 28, 2025 | House
- 1 hr. notice-for reconsideration
May 27, 2025 | House
- Read 3rd time
- Postponed 5/27/25 12:30 PM
- Laid out as postponed business
- Failed of adoption
- Record vote RV#3686
May 26, 2025 | House
- Laid out as postponed business
- Amended 1-Little
- Record vote RV#3550
- Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- Record vote RV#3551
May 24, 2025 | House
- Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
- Read 2nd time
- Postponed 5/26/25 10:00 AM
May 22, 2025 | House
- Committee report sent to Calendars
- Considered in Calendars
May 21, 2025 | House
- Considered in formal meeting
- Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
- Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Committee report distributed
May 16, 2025 | House
- Read first time
- Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
May 14, 2025 | House
- Received from the Senate
May 14, 2025 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 05/14/2025
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken in committee
- Vote taken in committee
- Reported favorably w/o amendments
- Committee report printed and distributed
- Printing rule suspended
- Rules suspended-Intent Calendar
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment(s) offered FA1 Huffman
- Amended
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Amendment(s) offered FA2 Alvarado
- Amended
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Passed to engrossment as amended
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Three day rule suspended
- Record vote
- Read 3rd time
- Passed
- Record vote
- Reported engrossed
May 13, 2025 | Senate
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Permission to introduce
- Read first time
- Referred to Criminal Justice
- Posting rule suspended

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