What is the status of SJR3?

Introduced as of July 25, 2025. Latest action: Filed (July 25, 2025).

Ann Johnson (D, HD-134), with 7 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SJR3?

On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=891&Bill=SJR00003

Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 1st Special Session

Texas SJR3: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an independent redistricting commission to establish districts for the election of the members of the United States House of Representatives elected from this state, the Texas Senate, and the Texas House of Representatives.

Q: What is SJR3?

SJR3 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 1st Special Session): Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an independent redistricting commission to establish districts for the election of the members of the United States House of Representatives elected from this state, the Texas Senate, and the Texas House of Representatives.

Q: What does SJR3 do?

In its own words: A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an independent redistricting commission to establish districts for the election of the members of the United States House of Representatives elected from this state, the Texas Senate, and the Texas House of Representatives.

Status: Introduced, July 25, 2025

What the bill says

A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an independent redistricting commission to establish districts for the election of the members of the United States House of Representatives elected from this state, the Texas Senate, and the Texas House of Representatives.

From the introduced text, July 25, 2025:

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an independent redistricting commission to establish districts for the election of the members of the United States House of Representatives elected from this state, the Texas Senate, and the Texas House of Representatives. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by adding Section 28a to read as follows: [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 28a.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: The independent redistricting commission ] [ADDED: established under Article XVIII of this constitution exercises the ] [ADDED: legislative authority of this state to adopt redistricting plans ] [ADDED: for the election of members of the United States House of ] [ADDED: Representatives elected from this state, the Texas House of ] [ADDED: Representatives, and the Texas Senate. ][ADDED: ][ADDED: Districts for those ] [ADDED: legislative bodies may not be established or changed except as ] [ADDED: provided by that article.] SECTION 2. Sections 7a(e) and (i), Article V, Texas Constitution, are amended to read as follows: (e) Unless the legislature enacts a statewide reapportionment of the judicial districts following each federal decennial census, the board shall convene not later than the first Monday of June of the third year following the year in which the federal decennial census is taken to make a statewide reapportionment of …

Texas SJR3: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an independent redistricting commission to establish districts for the election of the members of the United States House of Representatives elected from this state, the Texas Senate, and the Texas House of Representatives.

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