HJR98

Passed House and Senate
Authored by Cody Vasut (R)
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Caption: 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.
Initially Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Joint authors: Hefner (R); Metcalf (R)
Co-authors: Alders (R); Ashby (R); Barry (R); Bell, C. (R); Bell, K. (R); Bonnen (R); Buckley (R); Bumgarner (R); Cain (R); Capriglione (R); Cook (R); Cunningham (R); DeAyala (R); Dyson (R); Frank (R); Gerdes (R); Guillen (R); Harris (R); Harris Davila (R); Harrison (R); Hayes (R); Holt (R); Hopper (R); Isaac (R); Kerwin (R); King (R); Kitzman (R); Lambert (R); Landgraf (R); Leach (R); Leo Wilson (R); Louderback (R); Lozano (R); Lujan (R); Luther (R); McLaughlin (R); McQueeney (R); Money (R); Morgan (R); Oliverson (R); Orr (R); Paul (R); Pierson (R); Richardson (R); Schatzline (R); Shaheen (R); Slawson (R); Smithee (R); Spiller (R); Swanson (R); Tinderholt (R); Toth (R); Troxclair (R); VanDeaver (R); Virdell (R); Wharton (R); Wilson (R)
Sponsors: Birdwell (R)
Co-sponsors: Sparks (R)


(H) Sparks signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Birdwell signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Nov 18, 2024


(H) Vasut signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
 

Feb 11, 2025


(H) Hefner signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Metcalf signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Feb 13, 2025


(H) Alders signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Ashby signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Barry signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Bell, C. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Bonnen signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Buckley signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Bumgarner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Cain signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Capriglione signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Cook signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Cunningham signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) DeAyala signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Dyson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Frank signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Gerdes signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Guillen signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Harris signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Harris Davila signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Hayes signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Holt signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Hopper signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Isaac signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Kerwin signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) King signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Kitzman signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Landgraf signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Leach signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Leo Wilson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Louderback signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Lozano signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Lujan signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) McLaughlin signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) McQueeney signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Money signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Morgan signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Oliverson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Paul signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Pierson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Richardson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Schatzline signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Shaheen signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Slawson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Smithee signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Spiller signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Swanson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Tinderholt signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Toth signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Troxclair signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) VanDeaver signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Wilson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Feb 18, 2025


(H) Wharton signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Mar 10, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House State Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 18, 2025


(H) Orr signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Mar 19, 2025


(H) Virdell signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Mar 26, 2025


(H) Bell, K. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

Mar 27, 2025


(H) Harrison signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 2, 2025


(H) Luther signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) House State Affairs met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Apr 10, 2025


(H) Lambert signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 15, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

Apr 16, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

Apr 24, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

Apr 28, 2025


(H) Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Adopted
(H) Record vote

RV#602: Yea 86 (R 85, D 1) - Nay 57 (R 1, D 56)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales, E.; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson

Nay - Anchia; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, Y.; Dorazio; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Munoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Dutton

Present, Not Voting - Allen; Burrows; Meza; Reynolds

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(H) Reported engrossed
(S) Received from the House
 

Apr 30, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate State Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

May 5, 2025


(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

May 6, 2025


(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

May 7, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

May 8, 2025


(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 2nd time
(S) Adopted
(S) Record vote

20250508_HJR98_2R: Yea 18 (R 18, D 0) - Nay 13 (R 2, D 11)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks

Nay - Alvarado; Blanco; Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Hall; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; Menendez; Miles; Paxton; West; Zaffirini

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(H) Senate passage reported
 

May 9, 2025


(H) Reported enrolled
 

May 12, 2025


(H) Signed in the House
(S) Signed in the Senate
 

May 13, 2025


(E) Filed with the Secretary of State

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