Passed House and Senate Authored by Bryan Hughes (R) View at Source
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right of parents to raise their children. Initially Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
SJR 34 proposes a constitutional amendment to the Texas Constitution, establishing that parents have an inherent right to the care, custody, and control of their children, including making decisions regarding their upbringing. It restricts interference by the state or political subdivisions in these parental rights unless such interference is essential to further a compelling governmental interest and is narrowly tailored to achieve that purpose. The proposed amendment will be submitted to voters for approval in an election scheduled for November 4, 2025.
Co-authors: Creighton (R); Hagenbuch (R); Hall (R); Kolkhorst (R); Paxton (R) Sponsors: Frank (R) Co-sponsors: Kerwin (R); Leo Wilson (R); Patterson (R); Shofner (R)
Jan 13, 2025
(S) Hughes signed onto the bill as Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed
Feb 7, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate State Affairs, chaired by a Republican
Feb 24, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
Feb 26, 2025
(S) Paxton signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized
Mar 3, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
Mar 5, 2025
(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments (S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar (S) Committee report printed and distributed
Mar 6, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar
Mar 11, 2025
(S) Creighton signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Hall signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized (S) Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day (S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
20250311_SJR34_2R: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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(S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed (H) Received from the Senate
Mar 25, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, chaired by a Republican
May 13, 2025
(H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Reported favorably as substituted (H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
May 14, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars (H) Laid out in lieu of companion (H) Read 2nd time (H) Adopted (H) Record vote
RV#2494: Yea 112 (R 80, D 32) - Nay 22 (R 0, D 22) View Source
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (S) House passage as amended reported
May 20, 2025
(S) Hagenbuch signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized (S) House amendment(s) laid before the Senate (S) Read (S) Senate concurs in House amendment(s) (S) Record vote (S) Reported enrolled
May 21, 2025
(H) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported (S) Signed in the Senate (H) Signed in the House (E) Filed with the Secretary of State
(S) Patterson signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Kerwin signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Shofner signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Leo Wilson signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Frank signed onto the bill as Sponsor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Mon 2/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Susan Stewart for self
For
(Mon 2/24/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Andrew Brown for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) (Mon 2/24/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Cecilia Wood for self (Mon 2/24/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Jeremy Newman for self (with Family Freedom Project) (Mon 2/24/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Jonathan Covey for Texas Values (Mon 2/24/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Michelle Evans for self (with Texans for Vaccine Choice) (Mon 2/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Cindi Castilla for self (with Texas Eagle Forum) (Mon 2/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Debra Ransdell for self (Mon 2/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as James Ransdell for self (Mon 2/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as John Litzler for Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission (Mon 2/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as John Seago for self (with Texas Right to Life) (Mon 2/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Lucy Trainor for self (Mon 2/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Mary Castle for Texas Values Action
