2025-2026 89th Legislature
SJR37
Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
6 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
April 1, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Passed
28 yea–3 nay
April 1, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Passed
28 yea–3 nay
April 1, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended
Passed
28 yea–3 nay
April 1, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
28 yea–3 nay
May 9, 2025 · House
Point of order withdrawn RV#1897
Passed
98 yea–18 nay · 20 not voting · 14 absent
May 12, 2025 · House
Adopted RV#2196
Passed
102 yea–14 nay · 22 not voting · 12 absent
Committee referrals
April 22, 2025 · House
Elections
February 7, 2025 · Senate
State Affairs
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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State Filed with the Secretary of State
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House Signed in the House
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Senate Signed in the Senate
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Senate Reported enrolled
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Senate House passage reported
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House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
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House Record vote RV#2196 View roll call
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House Adopted View roll call
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House Laid out as postponed business
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House Postponed 5/12/25 6:00 PM
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House Laid out as postponed business
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House Postponed 5/12/25 11:00 AM
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House Read 3rd time
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House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
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House Record vote RV#1897 View roll call
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House Passed to 3rd reading View roll call
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House Point of order withdrawn Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1)
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House Read 2nd time
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House Laid out in lieu of companion HJR 161
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House Additional sponsor(s) authorized
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House Rules suspended
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House Committee report sent to Calendars
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House Committee report distributed
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House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
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House Considered in formal meeting
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House Referred to Elections
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House Read first time
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House Received from the Senate
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Senate Reported engrossed
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Senate Record vote
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Senate Passed
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Senate Read 3rd time
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Senate Record vote
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Senate Three day rule suspended
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Senate Record vote
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Senate Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
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Senate Record vote
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Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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Senate Co-author authorized
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Senate Placed on intent calendar
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Senate Committee report printed and distributed
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Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
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Senate Vote taken in committee
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Senate Considered in public hearing
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Senate Left pending in committee
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Senate Testimony taken in committee
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Senate Considered in public hearing
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Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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Senate Referred to State Affairs
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Senate Read first time
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Senate Filed
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Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate