Texas bills · 89th Legislature (2025)
Texas SJR 37
Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Adopted
Sponsors
- Birdwell
- Noble (Republican)
- Cortez (Democratic)
- Shaheen (Republican)
- Hunter (Republican)
- Muñoz (Democratic)
Cosponsors (35)
- Middleton (Republican)
- Alders (Republican)
- Buckley (Republican)
- Bumgarner (Republican)
- Craddick (Republican)
- Curry (Republican)
- DeAyala (Republican)
- Dyson (Republican)
- Harris Davila (Republican)
- Hayes (Republican)
- Hickland (Republican)
- Hopper (Republican)
- Kerwin (Republican)
- LaHood (Republican)
- Leo Wilson (Republican)
- Lowe (Republican)
- Lozano (Republican)
- Lujan (Republican)
- Martinez (Democratic)
- McQueeney (Republican)
- Metcalf (Republican)
- Money (Republican)
- Morgan (Republican)
- Oliverson (Republican)
- Patterson (Republican)
- Pierson (Republican)
- Schoolcraft (Republican)
- Shofner (Republican)
- Spiller (Republican)
- Tepper (Republican)
- Troxclair (Republican)
- Vasut (Republican)
- Villalobos (Republican)
- Virdell (Republican)
- Wilson (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 15, 2025): Filed with the Secretary of State
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 9, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| Apr 1, 2025 Senate | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| Apr 1, 2025 Senate | Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SJR 37 be placed on its third reading and final passage. | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
Actions
- May 15, 2025
Filed with the Secretary of State - May 15, 2025 · House
Signed in the House - May 14, 2025 · Senate
Signed in the Senate - May 13, 2025 · Senate
Reported enrolled - May 13, 2025 · Senate
House passage reported - May 12, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - May 12, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 12, 2025 · House
Adopted - May 12, 2025 · House
Laid out as postponed business - May 12, 2025 · House
Postponed - May 12, 2025 · House
Laid out as postponed business - May 10, 2025 · House
Postponed - May 10, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time - May 9, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - May 9, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 9, 2025 · House
Passed to 3rd reading - May 9, 2025 · House
Point of order withdrawn - May 9, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time - May 9, 2025 · House
Laid out in lieu of companion - May 9, 2025 · House
Additional sponsor(s) authorized - May 9, 2025 · House
Rules suspended - May 5, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars - May 5, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed - May 2, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator - Apr 28, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) - Apr 28, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting - Apr 22, 2025 · House
Referred to Elections - Apr 22, 2025 · House
Read first time - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Passed - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized - Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments - Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee - Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - Mar 20, 2025 · Senate
Left pending in committee - Mar 20, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee - Mar 20, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - Mar 20, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . - Feb 7, 2025 · Senate
Referred to State Affairs - Feb 7, 2025 · Senate
Read first time - Jan 22, 2025 · Senate
Filed - Jan 22, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate