Legislative Research: TX SJR5 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature

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SessionTitle/DescriptionLast Action
2025-2026
89th Legislature

(Passed)
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.
[SJR5 2025 Detail][SJR5 2025 Text][SJR5 2025 Comments]
2025-06-02
Filed with the Secretary of State
2023-2024
88th Legislature

(Engrossed - Dead)
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the Texas University Fund, which provides funding to certain institutions of higher education to achieve national prominence as major research universities and drive the state economy.
[SJR5 2023 Detail][SJR5 2023 Text][SJR5 2023 Comments]
2023-04-14
Referred to Higher Education
2019-2020
86th Legislature

(Introduced - Dead)
Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an increased minimum wage.
[SJR5 2019 Detail][SJR5 2019 Text][SJR5 2019 Comments]
2019-02-01
Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
2015-2016
84th Legislature

(Enrolled - Dead)
Proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating a portion of the revenue derived from the state sales and use tax and the tax imposed on the sale, use, or rental of a motor vehicle to the state highway fund.
[SJR5 2015 Detail][SJR5 2015 Text][SJR5 2015 Comments]
2015-06-01
Filed with the Secretary of State
2013
83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session

(Introduced - Dead)
Proposing a constitutional amendment temporarily increasing the rate of the state sales and use tax and dedicating revenue derived from that rate increase to repaying certain transportation bonds and other obligations.
[SJR5 2013 Detail][SJR5 2013 Text][SJR5 2013 Comments]
2013-06-28
Filed
2013
83rd Legislature 1st Special Session

(Introduced - Dead)
Proposing a constitutional amendment prescribing the purposes for which revenue from motor vehicle registration fees, certain motor vehicle-related taxes, and certain revenues received from the federal government may be used.
[SJR5 2013 Detail][SJR5 2013 Text][SJR5 2013 Comments]
2013-06-11
Referred to Finance
2013-2014
83rd Legislature

(Introduced - Dead)
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the rights of individuals to choose or decline to choose to purchase health insurance coverage.
[SJR5 2013 Detail][SJR5 2013 Text][SJR5 2013 Comments]
2013-02-04
Co-author authorized
2011-2012
82nd Legislature

(Engrossed - Dead)
Proposing a constitutional amendment to clarify references to the permanent school fund, to allow the General Land Office to distribute revenue derived from permanent school fund land or other properties to the available school fund, and to provide f...
[SJR5 2011 Detail][SJR5 2011 Text][SJR5 2011 Comments]
2011-05-24
Postponed

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Legislative Citation

APA
TX SJR5 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature. (2015, June 01). LegiScan. Retrieved October 04, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SJR5/2015
MLA
"TX SJR5 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 01 Jun. 2015. Web. 04 Oct. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SJR5/2015>.
Chicago
"TX SJR5 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature." June 01, 2015 LegiScan. Accessed October 04, 2026. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SJR5/2015.
Turabian
LegiScan. TX SJR5 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature. 01 June 2015. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SJR5/2015 (accessed October 04, 2026).

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