TX SJR49 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature

Texas Senate Joint Resolution 49

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-02-03 - Referred to Criminal Justice
Pending: Senate Criminal Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail for an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a felony.

Title

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail for an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a felony.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-03	Senate	Referred to Criminal Justice
2025-02-03	Senate	Read first time
2025-02-03	Senate	Filed
2025-02-03	Senate	Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Same As/Similar To

SJR1 (Same As) 2025-05-28 - Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
SJR1 (Same As) 2025-05-28 - Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
HJR16 (Same As) 2025-03-18 - Left pending in committee

Subjects

Aliens
Crimes
Crimes--Miscellaneous
Criminal Procedure
Criminal Procedure--Bail & Pretrial Release
JOCELYN'S LAW
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SJR49
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SJ00049I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SJ00049I.htm