Passed House and Senate Authored by Brian Birdwell (R) View at Source
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen. Initially Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House Elections Committee, chaired by a Republican
RPT Priority #2: Secure Texas Elections ENDORSED
SJR 37 proposes a constitutional amendment to clarify that only United States citizens are eligible to vote in Texas elections. The amendment modifies Section 1(a), Article VI of the Texas Constitution to explicitly prohibit non-citizens from voting. The proposed amendment will be submitted to voters for approval in an election scheduled for November 4, 2025.
(S) Birdwell 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
Mar 20, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
Mar 24, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
Mar 26, 2025
(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments (S) Committee report printed and distributed
Mar 27, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar
Apr 1, 2025
(S) Middleton signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized (S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Record vote (S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment (S) Record vote (S) Three day rule suspended (S) Record vote (S) Read 3rd time (S) Passed (S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed
Apr 2, 2025
(H) Received from the Senate
Apr 22, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Elections, chaired by a Republican
Apr 28, 2025
(H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 2, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 5, 2025
(H) Committee report distributed (H) Committee report sent to Calendars
May 9, 2025
(H) Rules suspended (H) Additional sponsor(s) authorized (H) Laid out in lieu of companion (H) Read 2nd time (H) Point of order withdrawn (H) Passed to 3rd reading (H) Record vote
RV#1897: Yea 98 (R 85, D 13) - Nay 18 (R 0, D 18) View Source
Senfronia Thompson: "When Record No. 1897 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted present, not voting." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 10, 2025
(H) Read 3rd time (H) Postponed
May 12, 2025
(H) Laid out as postponed business (H) Postponed (H) Laid out as postponed business (H) Adopted (H) Record vote
RV#2196: Yea 102 (R 87, D 15) - Nay 14 (R 0, D 14) View Source
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 13, 2025
(S) House passage reported (S) Reported enrolled
May 14, 2025
(S) Signed in the Senate
May 15, 2025
(H) Signed in the House (E) Filed with the Secretary of State
(S) Pierson signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Patterson signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Oliverson signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Morgan signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Money signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Metcalf signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) McQueeney signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Martinez signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Lujan signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Lozano signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Lowe signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Leo Wilson signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) LaHood signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Kerwin signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Hopper signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Hickland signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Hayes signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Dyson signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) DeAyala signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Curry signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Craddick signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Bumgarner signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Buckley signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Alders signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Harris Davila signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Noble signed onto the bill as Sponsor (S) Wilson signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Virdell signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Villalobos signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Vasut signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Troxclair signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Tepper signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Spiller signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Shofner signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Schoolcraft signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Emily French for Common Cause Texas (Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Kevin Hale for self (with Libertarian Party of Texas) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as ANITA KNIGHT for self (with Texas Impact) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Brenda Cruz for self (with Texas Democratic Party) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Cyral Miller for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Dana Blanton for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Elizabeth Cook for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Ethan Ames for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Javier Ramirez for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Karen Darby for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Kayla Reese for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Kia Seastrunk for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Mariah Zielke for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Mary Favret for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Mary Ibarra for American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Melanie Walter-Mahoney for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Sarah Barbour for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Sarah Cohen for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Sidney Hollingsworth for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Sofia Lozano for Common cause texas (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Veronikah Warms for Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Wendy Erisman for self
For
(Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Bill Sargent for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Brian Taef for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Charlie Kolean for self (with Americans for citizens voting) (Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Chuck DeVore for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) (Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Kaden Mattingly for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Andrew Eller for self (with State Republican Executive Committeeman SD24) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Cary Cheshire for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Daniel Hunt for self (with SREC Committeeman SD3) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as David Carter for self (with retired) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Debbie Georgatos for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Glenn Carlisle for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as John Mattingly for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Lucy Trainor for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Michael Turner for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Michelle Evans for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Rhonda Ward for self (with SREC Committeewoman SD3) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Shann Turner for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Tom Glass for self
