Legislative Research: TX SJR55 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature

Texas Senate Joint Resolution 55

Other Sessions

Session	Title/Description	Last Action
2025-2026 89th Legislature (Introduced)	Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to own, hold, and use a mutually agreed upon medium of exchange. [SJR55 2025 Detail][SJR55 2025 Text][SJR55 2025 Comments]	2025-02-28 Referred to Business & Commerce
2023-2024 88th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide that the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes is the market value of the property for the first year that the owner qualified the property for... [SJR55 2023 Detail][SJR55 2023 Text][SJR55 2023 Comments]	2023-03-03 Referred to Local Government
2021-2022 87th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to own, hold, and use any mutually agreed upon medium of exchange. [SJR55 2021 Detail][SJR55 2021 Text][SJR55 2021 Comments]	2021-04-14 Co-author authorized
2019-2020 86th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for periodic transfers of money from the economic stabilization fund to fully fund the Employees Retirement System of Texas and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. [SJR55 2019 Detail][SJR55 2019 Text][SJR55 2019 Comments]	2019-03-14 Referred to Finance
2017-2018 85th Legislature (Engrossed - Dead)	Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the effect of a sale of property on the tax lien on the property to secure the payment of ad valorem taxes, penalties, and interest imposed on the property as a result of the addition to the appraisal ... [SJR55 2017 Detail][SJR55 2017 Text][SJR55 2017 Comments]	2017-05-09 Referred to Ways & Means
2015-2016 84th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for retention elections for police chiefs of certain municipalities. [SJR55 2015 Detail][SJR55 2015 Text][SJR55 2015 Comments]	2015-03-23 Referred to State Affairs
2013-2014 83rd Legislature (Engrossed - Dead)	Proposing a constitutional amendment appropriating money from the system benefit fund for the purpose of returning system benefit fund fees to retail electric customers. [SJR55 2013 Detail][SJR55 2013 Text][SJR55 2013 Comments]	2013-05-17 Referred to Appropriations
2009-2010 81st Legislature (N/A - Dead)	Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that the holdover provision of the Texas Constitution does not apply to a member of the Texas Transportation Commission. [SJR55 2009 Detail][SJR55 2009 Text][SJR55 2009 Comments]	2009-05-11 Committee report printed and distributed

References Online

Search Phrase	Web	News	Financial	Encylopedia	Biography
[Texas SJR55]	Google Web	Google News
[Texas Senate Business & Commerce Committee]	Google Web	Google News	FollowTheMoney
[Senator Tan Parker TX]	Google Web	Google News	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

Legislative Citation

APA

TX SJR55 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature. (2025, February 28). LegiScan. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SJR55/2025

MLA

"TX SJR55 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 28 Feb. 2025. Web. 30 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SJR55/2025>.

Chicago

"TX SJR55 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature." February 28, 2025 LegiScan. Accessed July 30, 2026. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SJR55/2025.

Turabian

LegiScan. TX SJR55 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature. 28 February 2025. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SJR55/2025 (accessed July 30, 2026).

Subjects

CURRENCY & CURRENCY EXCHANGE
Financial
Financial--General
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments

Same As/Similar To

Bill	Relationship	Date	Title	Last Action
HJR177	Same As	2025-03-31	Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to own, hold, and use a mutually agreed upon medium of exchange.	Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
HJR177	Same As	2025-03-31	Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to own, hold, and use a mutually agreed upon medium of exchange.	Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
HJR175	Similar To	2025-05-15	Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to own, hold, and use a mutually agreed upon medium of exchange.	Left pending in committee