Legislative Research: TX SJR48 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature

Texas Senate Joint Resolution 48 (Prior Session Legislation)

Other Sessions

Session	Title/Description	Last Action
2025-2026 89th Legislature (Introduced)	Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas severance tax revenue and oil and natural gas (Texas STRONG) defense fund, dedicating the money in that fund to benefit areas of the state significantly affected by oil and ... [SJR48 2025 Detail][SJR48 2025 Text][SJR48 2025 Comments]	2025-02-24 Referred to Finance
2023-2024 88th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of commercial real property for ad valorem tax purposes. [SJR48 2023 Detail][SJR48 2023 Text][SJR48 2023 Comments]	2023-03-01 Referred to Local Government
2021-2022 87th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a right for hospital patients to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation. [SJR48 2021 Detail][SJR48 2021 Text][SJR48 2021 Comments]	2021-03-18 Referred to Health & Human Services
2019-2020 86th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	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 for public e... [SJR48 2019 Detail][SJR48 2019 Text][SJR48 2019 Comments]	2019-03-07 Referred to Education
2017-2018 85th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit additional uses of certain dedicated general revenue transferred each fiscal year to the state highway fund. [SJR48 2017 Detail][SJR48 2017 Text][SJR48 2017 Comments]	2017-03-09 Referred to Finance
2015-2016 84th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of additional obligations to provide financial assistance to counties for roadways to serve border colonias. [SJR48 2015 Detail][SJR48 2015 Text][SJR48 2015 Comments]	2015-05-19 Not again placed on intent calendar
2013-2014 83rd Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Proposing a constitutional amendment to require a member of the legislature to obtain and file a report on the costs and benefits of a bill or amendment to impose or increase an occupational regulation. [SJR48 2013 Detail][SJR48 2013 Text][SJR48 2013 Comments]	2013-04-02 Left pending in committee
2011-2012 82nd Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Proposing a constitutional amendment revising the order of legislative business to permit legislative committees to consider matters during the first 60 days of a regular session. [SJR48 2011 Detail][SJR48 2011 Text][SJR48 2011 Comments]	2011-05-06 Left pending in committee
2009-2010 81st Legislature (Engrossed - Dead)	Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the ad valorem taxation of a residence homestead solely on the basis of the property's value as a residence homestead; and authorizing the legislature to authorize a sing... [SJR48 2009 Detail][SJR48 2009 Text][SJR48 2009 Comments]	2009-05-01 Referred to Ways & Means

References Online

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[Texas Senate Education Committee]	Google Web	Google News	FollowTheMoney
[Senator Kirk Watson TX]	Google Web	Google News	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

Legislative Citation

APA

TX SJR48 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature. (2019, March 07). LegiScan. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SJR48/2019

MLA

"TX SJR48 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 07 Mar. 2019. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SJR48/2019>.

Chicago

"TX SJR48 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature." March 07, 2019 LegiScan. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SJR48/2019.

Turabian

LegiScan. TX SJR48 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature. 07 March 2019. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SJR48/2019 (accessed July 28, 2026).

Subjects

COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Education
Education--Primary & Secondary
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
Taxation
Taxation--School District

Same As/Similar To

Bill	Relationship	Date	Title	Last Action
HJR24	Same As	2019-03-19	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 for public education unless the requirement is met.	Left pending in committee
SB1141	Enabled by	2019-03-07	Relating to the basic allotment and guaranteed yield under the public school finance system.	Referred to Education