TX HJR7 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 35-15)
Status: Passed on June 2 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-02 - Filed with the Secretary of State
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 35-15)
Status: Passed on June 2 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-02 - Filed with the Secretary of State
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue.
Title
Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-05-29 - House - House concurs in Senate amendment(s) RV#4039 (Y: 122 N: 12 NV: 2 Abs: 14) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - House - Adopted as amended RV#815 (Y: 138 N: 6 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - House - Adopted as amended RV#815 (Y: 138 N: 6 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-02 | Filed with the Secretary of State | |
| 2025-06-01 | Senate | Signed in the Senate |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Signed in the House |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Reported enrolled |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Text of Senate Amendment(s) |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Record vote RV#4039 |
| 2025-05-29 | House | House concurs in Senate amendment(s) |
| 2025-05-28 | House | Senate Amendments Analysis distributed |
| 2025-05-28 | House | Senate Amendments distributed |
| 2025-05-28 | House | Senate passage as amended reported |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Co-sponsor authorized |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Remarks ordered printed |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Passed |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Read 3rd time |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Three day rule suspended |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Rules suspended-Regular order of business |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Placed on intent calendar |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Co-sponsor authorized |
| 2025-05-26 | Senate | Committee report printed and distributed |
| 2025-05-26 | Senate | Reported favorably as substituted |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Vote taken in committee |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Co-sponsor authorized |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Left pending in committee |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Testimony taken in committee |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Referred to Finance |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Read first time |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Received from the House |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Reported engrossed |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Record vote RV#815 |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Adopted as amended |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Amended 3-Bonnen |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Amended 2-Harris |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Amended 1-Harris |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Read 2nd time |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Considered in Calendars |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Committee report distributed |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Referred to Natural Resources |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Read first time |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Filed |
Same As/Similar To
HB16 (Enabled by) 2025-04-02 - Left pending in committee
SB7 (Enabled by) 2025-06-20 - See remarks for effective date
SB7 (Enabled by) 2025-06-20 - See remarks for effective date
Subjects
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
State Finances
State Finances--Management & Control
Taxation
Taxation--Sales
WATER
Water--Development
Water--General
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
State Finances
State Finances--Management & Control
Taxation
Taxation--Sales
WATER
Water--Development
Water--General
