TX SJR44 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 20 2023 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-05-23 - Postponed 9/1/23 10:00 AM
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on March 20 2023 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-05-23 - Postponed 9/1/23 10:00 AM
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons and requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court as required and the safety of the community, law enforcement, and the victim of the alleged offense.
Title
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons and requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court as required and the safety of the community, law enforcement, and the victim of the alleged offense.
Sponsors
| Sen. Joan Huffman [R] | Sen. Juan Hinojosa [D] | Sen. Paul Bettencourt [R] | Sen. Lois Kolkhorst [R] |
| Sen. Tan Parker [R] | Sen. Angela Paxton [R] | Rep. Reggie Smith [R] |
Roll Calls
2023-03-20 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-20 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 0 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2023-03-20 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 0 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2023-03-20 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 0 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2023-03-20 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 0 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-23 | House | Postponed 9/1/23 10:00 AM |
| 2023-05-23 | House | Read 2nd time |
| 2023-05-23 | House | Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar |
| 2023-05-21 | House | Considered in Calendars |
| 2023-05-21 | House | Corrected committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2023-05-21 | House | Corrected comm. report distributed |
| 2023-05-20 | House | Corrected com rept filed w/ Comte Coordinator |
| 2023-05-19 | House | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2023-05-18 | House | Committee report distributed |
| 2023-05-18 | House | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| 2023-05-15 | House | Reported favorably as substituted |
| 2023-05-15 | House | Committee substitute considered in committee |
| 2023-05-15 | House | Considered in formal meeting |
| 2023-04-25 | House | Left pending in committee |
| 2023-04-25 | House | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee |
| 2023-04-25 | House | Committee substitute considered in committee |
| 2023-04-25 | House | Considered in public hearing |
| 2023-04-25 | House | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| 2023-04-10 | House | Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence |
| 2023-04-10 | House | Read first time |
| 2023-03-21 | House | Received from the Senate |
| 2023-03-20 | Senate | Reported engrossed |
| 2023-03-20 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2023-03-20 | Senate | Passed |
| 2023-03-20 | Senate | Read 3rd time |
| 2023-03-20 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2023-03-20 | Senate | Three day rule suspended |
| 2023-03-20 | Senate | Vote recorded in Journal |
| 2023-03-20 | Senate | Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment |
| 2023-03-20 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2023-03-20 | Senate | Rules suspended-Regular order of business |
| 2023-03-20 | Senate | Co-author authorized |
| 2023-03-16 | Senate | Placed on intent calendar |
| 2023-03-16 | Senate | Co-author authorized |
| 2023-03-09 | Senate | Committee report printed and distributed |
| 2023-03-09 | Senate | Reported favorably w/o amendments |
| 2023-03-07 | Senate | Vote taken in committee |
| 2023-03-07 | Senate | Testimony taken in committee |
| 2023-03-07 | Senate | Considered in public hearing |
| 2023-03-07 | Senate | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| 2023-03-01 | Senate | Meeting cancelled |
| 2023-03-01 | Senate | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| 2023-02-22 | Senate | Referred to Criminal Justice |
| 2023-02-22 | Senate | Read first time |
| 2023-02-13 | Senate | Filed |
| 2023-02-13 | Senate | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
Same As/Similar To
HJR181 (Same As) 2023-03-23 - Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
HJR181 (Same As) 2023-03-23 - Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
HJR181 (Same As) 2023-03-23 - Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Subjects
Courts
Courts--Judges
Crimes
Crimes--Against Persons
Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual
Criminal Procedure
Criminal Procedure--Bail & Pretrial Release
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
MAGISTRATES
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
Courts--Judges
Crimes
Crimes--Against Persons
Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual
Criminal Procedure
Criminal Procedure--Bail & Pretrial Release
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
MAGISTRATES
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
