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2025-2026 89th Legislature

HJR98

Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress.

Current disposition
Enrolled
Last status date
May 13, 2025
Last status update
Filed with the Secretary of State
Author
Cody Vasut
Co-sponsors
Cole HefnerWilliam MetcalfDaniel AldersTrent AshbyJeff BarryCecil BellKeith BellGreg BonnenBrad BuckleyBen BumgarnerBriscoe CainGiovanni CapriglioneDavid CookCharles CunninghamMano DeAyalaPaul DysonJames FrankStan GerdesRyan GuillenCody HarrisCaroline Harris DavilaBrian HarrisonRichard HayesJanis HoltAndy HopperCarrie IsaacHelen KerwinKen KingStan KitzmanStan LambertBrooks LandgrafJeff LeachTerri Leo-WilsonAJ LouderbackJ.M. LozanoJohn LujanShelley LutherDon McLaughlinJohn McQueeneyBrent MoneyMatt MorganTom OliversonAngelia OrrDennis PaulKatrina PiersonKeresa RichardsonNate SchatzlineMatthew ShaheenShelby SlawsonJohn SmitheeDavid SpillerValoree SwansonTony TinderholtSteve TothEllen TroxclairGary VandeaverWesley VirdellTrey WhartonTerry WilsonBrian BirdwellKevin Sparks

Legislative progress

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Enrolled May 9, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

April 28, 2025 · House

Adopted RV#602

Passed

86 yea–57 nay · 4 not voting · 3 absent

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May 8, 2025 · Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Passed

18 yea–13 nay

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. State Filed with the Secretary of State
  2. Senate Signed in the Senate
  3. House Signed in the House
  4. House Reported enrolled
  5. House Senate passage reported
  6. Senate Record vote
  7. Senate Adopted
  8. Senate Read 2nd time
  9. Senate Record vote
  10. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  11. Senate Co-sponsor authorized
  12. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  13. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  14. Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
  15. Senate Vote taken in committee
  16. Senate Considered in public hearing
  17. Senate Referred to State Affairs
  18. Senate Read first time
  19. Senate Received from the House
  20. House Reported engrossed
  21. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  22. House Record vote RV#602 View roll call
  23. House Adopted View roll call
  24. House Read 2nd time
  25. House Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
  26. House Considered in Calendars
  27. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  28. House Committee report distributed
  29. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  30. House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  31. House Considered in public hearing
  32. House Left pending in committee
  33. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  34. House Considered in public hearing
  35. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  36. House Referred to State Affairs
  37. House Read first time
  38. House Filed
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1892358
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/HJR98.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00