TX SJR20 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-11 - Referred to Administration
Pending: Senate Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 11 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-11 - Referred to Administration
Pending: Senate Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house of representatives to call the legislature into special session on petition of at least two-thirds of the members of each house of the legislature in response to a fiscal crisis, war, natural disaster, or emergency.
Title
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house of representatives to call the legislature into special session on petition of at least two-thirds of the members of each house of the legislature in response to a fiscal crisis, war, natural disaster, or emergency.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-11 | Senate | Referred to Administration |
| 2021-03-11 | Senate | Read first time |
| 2021-01-11 | Senate | Filed |
| 2021-01-11 | Senate | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
Same As/Similar To
HJR60 (Same As) 2021-03-11 - Referred to State Affairs
Subjects
Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Legislature
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
Legislature
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
Texas State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SJR20 |
| Text | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SJ00020I.htm |
