Senate joint resolution · 89R

SJR 34

Proposing a constitutional amendment affirming the rights and responsibilities of parents.

Passed Legislature

Progress

128 days from first to latest action, across 51 recorded actions.

Filed
Jan 13
Referred to committee
Feb 7
Heard in committee
Feb 24
Reported from committee
Mar 5
Passed first chamber
Mar 11
Passed second chamber
May 14

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SJR 34 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · Mar 11, 2025

Passed 31–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

passage

House · May 14, 2025

Passed 112–22

112 Yea

22 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

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passage

Senate · May 20, 2025

Passed 31–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Filed with the Secretary of State
May 21, 2025 · Governor
Signed in the House
May 21, 2025 · House
Signed in the Senate
May 21, 2025 · Senate
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
May 21, 2025 · House
Reported enrolled
May 20, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 20, 2025 · Senate
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
May 20, 2025 · Senate
Read
May 20, 2025 · Senate
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
May 20, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized
May 20, 2025 · Senate
House passage as amended reported
May 14, 2025 · Senate
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 14, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 14, 2025 · House
Adopted
May 14, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
May 14, 2025 · House
Laid out in lieu of companion
May 14, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
May 14, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
May 13, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 13, 2025 · House
Reported favorably as substituted Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence
May 13, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee
May 13, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
May 13, 2025 · House
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence
Mar 25, 2025 · House
Read first time
Mar 25, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate
Mar 11, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed
Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Passed
Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended
Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day
Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized
Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar
Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments State Affairs
Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
Mar 3, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing State Affairs
Mar 3, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized
Feb 26, 2025 · Senate
Left pending in committee
Feb 24, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee State Affairs
Feb 24, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing State Affairs
Feb 24, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Feb 24, 2025 · Senate
Referred to State Affairs State Affairs
Feb 7, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
Feb 7, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Jan 13, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Jan 13, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 9 coauthors or sponsors

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Joanne Shofner cosponsorR
Helen Kerwin cosponsorR
Angela Paxton cosponsorR
Brent Hagenbuch cosponsorR
Bob Hall cosponsorR
Lois Kolkhorst cosponsorR
Brandon Creighton cosponsorR
Jared Patterson cosponsorR
Terri Leo-Wilson cosponsorR

In committee

State Affairs
Senate
Referred Feb 7, 2025 · heard Feb 24, 2025 · reported after 26 days
Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence
House
Referred Mar 25, 2025 · heard May 13, 2025 · reported after 49 days

Topics

Family: Parent & Child Political Subdivisions

Bill text

Senate Committee ReportHTML PDF
EnrolledHTML PDF
EngrossedHTML PDF
House Committee ReportHTML PDF
IntroducedHTML PDF

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