Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session
Texas SJR3: Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time in which the legislature may enact or modify districts for the Texas Legislature or the United States House of Representatives.
Status: Introduced, August 15, 2025
What the bill says
A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time in which the legislature may enact or modify districts for the Texas Legislature or the United States House of Representatives.
From the introduced text, August 15, 2025:
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time in which the legislature may enact or modify districts for the Texas Legislature or the United States 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: (a) ][ADDED: ][ADDED: Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this ] [ADDED: section, the legislature may not enact a bill that provides for an ] [ADDED: apportionment or modification of senatorial or representative ] [ADDED: districts at a time other than the time in which the legislature is ] [ADDED: required to make an apportionment under Section 28 of this article.] [ADDED: (b)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, ] [ADDED: the legislature may not enact a bill that provides for or modifies ] [ADDED: the composition of districts for the election of members of the ] [ADDED: United States House of Representatives at a time other than:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: the calendar year in which the federal decennial ] [ADDED: census is released, if the census is released on or before September ] [ or] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: a 120-day period beginning on the day the census …
Sponsors
- Ann Johnson (D, HD-134) · primary sponsor
- Carol Alvarado (D, SD-006)
- Cesar Blanco (D, SD-029)
- David Cook (R, HD-096)
- Sarah Eckhardt (D, SD-014)
- Roland Gutierrez (D, SD-019)
- Juan Hinojosa (D, SD-020)
- Jose Menendez (D, SD-026)
- Borris Miles (D, SD-013)
- Royce West (D, SD-023)
Latest actions
- : Filed
- : Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Subjects: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, US, Legislature, Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments, Redistricting
Common questions
- What is SJR3?
- SJR3 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time in which the legislature may enact or modify districts for the Texas Legislature or the United States House of Representatives.
- What does SJR3 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time in which the legislature may enact or modify districts for the Texas Legislature or the United States House of Representatives.
- What is the status of SJR3?
- Introduced as of August 15, 2025. Latest action: Filed (August 15, 2025).
- Who sponsored SJR3?
- Ann Johnson (D, HD-134), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SJR3?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=SJR00003
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