TX HJR47 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature

Texas House Joint Resolution 47

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Engrossed on May 12 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-05-19 - Referred to Finance
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas severance tax revenue and oil and natural gas (Texas STRONG) defense fund, dedicating the money in that fund to benefit areas of the state significantly affected by oil and gas production, and providing for the transfer of certain general revenues to that fund, the economic stabilization fund, and certain other funds and accounts.

Title

Roll Calls

2025-05-12 - House - Adopted RV#2186 (Y: 104 N: 27 NV: 2 Abs: 17) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-19	Senate	Referred to Finance
2025-05-19	Senate	Read first time
2025-05-13	Senate	Received from the House
2025-05-12	House	Reported engrossed
2025-05-12	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-12	House	Record vote RV#2186
2025-05-12	House	Adopted
2025-05-12	House	Read 2nd time
2025-05-12	House	Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
2025-05-10	House	Considered in Calendars
2025-05-09	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-08	House	Committee report distributed
2025-05-08	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-06	House	Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-05-06	House	Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-29	House	Left pending in committee
2025-04-29	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-29	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-04-29	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-03	House	Referred to Appropriations
2025-03-03	House	Read first time
2024-11-12	House	Filed

Same As/Similar To

HB188 (Enabled by) 2025-05-15 - Placed on General State Calendar
SJR48 (Same As) 2025-02-24 - Referred to Finance
SJR48 (Same As) 2025-02-24 - Referred to Finance

Subjects

COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Oil & Gas
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
State Finances
State Finances--Management & Control

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HJR47
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HJ00047I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HJ00047H.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HJ00047E.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HJ00047I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HJ00047H.htm
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HJR47&RcdVtNo=2186&Ch=H&Dt=05/12/2025