Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 1st Special Session
Texas HJR23: Proposing a constitutional amendment to reserve to the people the powers of initiative and referendum.
Status: Introduced, July 22, 2025
What the bill says
A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to reserve to the people the powers of initiative and referendum.
From the introduced text, July 22, 2025:
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment to reserve to the people the powers of initiative and referendum. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by amending Section 1 and adding Sections 1A and 1B to read as follows: Sec. 1.[ADDED: Subject to Sections 1A and 1B of this article, the] [[DELETED: The]] Legislative power of this State shall be vested in a Senate and House of Representatives, which together shall be styled "The Legislature of the State of Texas." [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 1A.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: (a) The people reserve to themselves the power to ] [ADDED: propose statutory and constitutional measures by petition for ] [ADDED: submission to the electorate and to have those measures enacted as ] [ADDED: provided by this section. This power is known as the initiative.] [ADDED: (b)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: A proposed statutory or constitutional measure and a ] [ADDED: filing fee of $1,000, which is refundable if the proposed measure is ] [ADDED: placed on the ballot, must be submitted to the secretary of state. ][ADDED: ] [ADDED: A proposed measure must be accompanied by the names and other ] [ADDED: relevant information, as determined by the secretary of state, of ] [ADDED: two voters who represent the petitioners. ][ADDED: ][ADDED: A …
Sponsors
- Vikki Goodwin (D, HD-047) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Filed
Subjects: LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, TEXAS, SECRETARY OF STATE, Elections--Initiative, Referendum & Recall, Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
Common questions
- What is HJR23?
- HJR23 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 1st Special Session): Proposing a constitutional amendment to reserve to the people the powers of initiative and referendum.
- What does HJR23 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to reserve to the people the powers of initiative and referendum.
- What is the status of HJR23?
- Introduced as of July 22, 2025. Latest action: Filed (July 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HJR23?
- Vikki Goodwin (D, HD-047).
- Where is the official record for HJR23?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=891&Bill=HJR00023
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