| HJR119 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the operation of casino games at 12 casinos in this state by licensed persons in counties that have approved casino gaming; providing for certification or licensing of persons engaged in occupations re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-22
To House Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee |
| HJR112 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring certain persons or groups to report certain contributions and political expenditures.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-22
To House State Affairs Committee |
| HJR111 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis for medical use.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-22
To House Public Health Committee |
| HR664 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting the governor to direct the Texas Rangers to investigate Baylor University.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-22
To House Higher Education Committee |
| HJR68 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the provision which subjects land designated for agricultural use to an additional tax when the land is diverted to a purpose other than agricultural use or sold.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-22
To House Ways & Means Committee |
| HJR64 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total market value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-22
To House Ways & Means Committee |
| HR220 | Intro
Sine Die | Condemning President Trump's executive order as an open act of discrimination against Muslims and as a violation of the U.S. Constitution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-22
To House State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select Committee |
| HJR59 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming by executing a gaming agreement with this state; providing for licensing of persons under the agreement; limiting certain taxes and fees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-22
To House Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee |
| HJR55 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the legislature to establish a state gaming commission and to authorize and provide for the regulation of gaming conducted at certain locations in this state, authorizing federally recognized Indian trib...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-22
To House Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee |
| HJR46 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-22
To House State Affairs Committee |
| HJR20 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the governor from appointing certain prosecuting attorneys to fill a vacancy of a district judge.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-22
To House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee |
| HR899 | Intro
Sine Die | In memory of Ricco Diaman Delgado of McAllen.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-21
To House Rules & Resolutions Committee |
| HJR120 | Intro
Sine Die | Applying to Congress for a limited national convention for the exclusive purpose of proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution to restore balance and integrity to our elections.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select Committee |
| HJR118 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature and Texas congressional districts and revising procedures for redistricting.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Redistricting Committee |
| HJR116 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision to limit the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by the political subdivision on the residence homestead of certain lower-income individua...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Ways & Means Committee |
| HJR114 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to divert any net income attributable to newly discovered oil and gas or other mineral interests on permanent university fund land from the permanent university fund to fund capital projects at certain public univ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Higher Education Committee |
| HJR107 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate net revenue from the state lottery to support educational programs that benefit classroom teaching in the state's public schools and to prohibit certain lottery advertisements and promotions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HJR106 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the dedication by general law of revenue of or money received by this state and money held in or deposited to an account or fund inside or outside the state treasury and the authorized expenditure or app...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HJR104 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging the Congress of the United States to propose for ratification an amendment to the United States Constitution which would prohibit, with one exception, the practice of abortion within the United States or in any place subject to their jurisdict...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select Committee |
| HJR105 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Ways & Means Committee |
| HJR102 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide ad valorem tax benefits to certain current and former first responders and their families.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Ways & Means Committee |
| HJR98 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of pretrial release of a person accused of a noncapital offense if necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court and the safety of the community and the victim of the alleged offense.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee |
| HJR95 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to own, hold, and use any mutually agreed upon medium of exchange.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Investments & Financial Services Committee |
| HJR96 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit one or more political subdivisions of this state to exempt from ad valorem taxation a person's inventory held for sale at retail.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Ways & Means Committee |
| HJR92 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain disabled veterans and the surviving spouses and children of certain veterans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Ways & Means Committee |
| HJR93 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the assessed value of the residence homestead of a veteran of the United States armed services who served in the armed services for a cer...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Ways & Means Committee |
| HJR91 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize additional professional sports team charitable foundations to conduct charitable raffles at additional venues.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee |
| HJR90 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the operation of casino games in certain areas of this state by licensed persons to provide additional money for residual windstorm insurance coverage in the coastal areas; providing for certification ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee |
| HJR87 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a franchise tax rate to be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Ways & Means Committee |
| HJR85 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the use of state funds to pay for the obligations of a local public retirement system.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HJR83 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that members of the legislature and the lieutenant governor will not receive a state salary or per diem during certain periods unless the legislature has passed the state's budget and that budget is cert...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HJR82 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring that any appropriations in excess of the constitutional spending limit be approved by a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HJR81 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment on professional sports team charitable foundations conducting charitable raffles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee |
| HJR80 | Intro
Sine Die | Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing an amendment to the constitution to limit the terms of office of members of Congress.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select Committee |
| HJR79 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of an individual income tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Ways & Means Committee |
| HJR77 | Intro
Sine Die | Rescinding the 1899 application of the 26th Texas Legislature to the United States Congress to call an unrestricted national convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for proposing undisclosed amendments to that Constitution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select Committee |
| HJR78 | Intro
Sine Die | Rescinding the 1901 and 1911 applications to the United States Congress to call a national convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the direct election of U.S. Senators.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select Committee |
| HJR75 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to appropriate money from the economic stabilization fund to the foundation school fund and use the money to finance a temporary increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HJR74 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature and Texas congressional districts and revising procedures for redistricting.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Redistricting Committee |
| HJR71 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total market value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Ways & Means Committee |
| HJR70 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a percentage of the assessed value of property owned by certain disabled veterans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Ways & Means Committee |
| HJR65 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the issuance of certain debt and the use of certain revenue for toll roads.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Transportation Committee |
| HJR63 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring certain tax bills to be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Ways & Means Committee |
| HJR58 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of an individual income tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Ways & Means Committee |
| HJR57 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an increased minimum wage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Business & Industry Committee |
| HJR56 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an increased minimum wage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
Left pending in committee |
| HJR54 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by or leased to or by a university research technology corporation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Government Transparency & Operation Committee |
| HJR40 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning the right to repurchase real property acquired by a governmental entity through eminent domain.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Land & Resource Management Committee |
| HJR38 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a person may serve as a member of the Texas Legislature.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House State Affairs Committee |
| HJR27 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to pay at least 50 percent of the cost of maintaining and operating the public school system and prohibiting the comptroller from certifying legislation containing an appropriation unless the r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To House Appropriations Committee |
