Texas House Joint Resolution 4

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 11-5)
Status: Passed on May 5 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-05 - Filed with the Secretary of State
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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.

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.

Rep. Morgan Meyer [R]	Rep. Angie Button [R]	Rep. Cody Vasut [R]	Rep. Joseph Moody [D]
Rep. Rafael Anchia [D]	Rep. Trent Ashby [R]	Rep. Greg Bonnen [R]	Rep. Cody Harris [R]
Rep. Lacey Hull [R]	Rep. Brooks Landgraf [R]	Rep. William Metcalf [R]	Rep. Sergio Munoz [D]
Rep. Mihaela Plesa [D]	Sen. Tan Parker [R]	Sen. Cesar Blanco [D]	Sen. Charles Creighton [R]

2025-04-29 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 28 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 28 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 28 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Senate - Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading (Y: 28 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 28 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 28 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-01 - House - Adopted RV#51 (Y: 111 N: 31 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2025-04-01 - House - Amendment fails of adoption RV#50 (Y: 57 N: 87 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2025-04-01 - House - Amendment fails of adoption RV#49 (Y: 58 N: 88 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2025-04-01 - House - Amendment fails of adoption RV#48 (Y: 57 N: 89 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-05		Filed with the Secretary of State
2025-05-05	Senate	Signed in the Senate
2025-04-30	House	Signed in the House
2025-04-29	House	Reported enrolled
2025-04-29	House	Senate passage reported
2025-04-29	Senate	Record vote
2025-04-29	Senate	Passed
2025-04-29	Senate	Read 3rd time
2025-04-29	Senate	Record vote
2025-04-29	Senate	Three day rule suspended
2025-04-29	Senate	Record vote
2025-04-29	Senate	Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
2025-04-29	Senate	Record vote
2025-04-29	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-04-29	Senate	Co-sponsor authorized
2025-04-28	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2025-04-24	Senate	Co-sponsor authorized
2025-04-16	Senate	Committee report printed and distributed
2025-04-16	Senate	Reported favorably w/o amendments
2025-04-16	Senate	Vote taken in committee
2025-04-16	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-04-16	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-03	Senate	Referred to Finance
2025-04-03	Senate	Read first time
2025-04-01	Senate	Received from the House
2025-04-01	House	Reported engrossed
2025-04-01	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-01	House	Record vote RV#51
2025-04-01	House	Adopted
2025-04-01	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-01	House	Record vote RV#50
2025-04-01	House	Amendment fails of adoption 3-Rodríguez Ramos
2025-04-01	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-01	House	Record vote RV#49
2025-04-01	House	Amendment fails of adoption 2-Rodríguez Ramos
2025-04-01	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-01	House	Record vote RV#48
2025-04-01	House	Amendment fails of adoption 1-Rodríguez Ramos
2025-04-01	House	Read 2nd time
2025-04-01	House	Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
2025-03-27	House	Considered in Calendars
2025-03-24	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-03-20	House	Committee report distributed
2025-03-20	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-03-17	House	Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-03-17	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-03-10	House	Left pending in committee
2025-03-10	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-03-10	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-03-10	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-02-27	House	Referred to Ways & Means
2025-02-27	House	Read first time
2025-02-26	House	Filed

SJR50 (Same As) 2025-04-01 - Co-author authorized
SJR50 (Same As) 2025-04-01 - Co-author authorized

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HJR4
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HJ00004I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HJ00004H.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HJ00004E.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HJ00004S.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HJ00004F.htm
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HJ00004H21.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HJ00004H22.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HJ00004H23.HTM
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HJ00004I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HJ00004H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HJ00004E.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HJ00004E.htm
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HJR4&RcdVtNo=48&Ch=H&Dt=04/01/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HJR4&RcdVtNo=49&Ch=H&Dt=04/01/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HJR4&RcdVtNo=50&Ch=H&Dt=04/01/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HJR4&RcdVtNo=51&Ch=H&Dt=04/01/2025
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ04-29-F.PDF#page=24