HJR138 • 2025

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a carbon tax.

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Sponsor: Alders | Meyer | Capriglione | Morales, Eddie | Garcia, Josey
Last action: 2025-05-12
Official status: 05/12/2025 H Failed of adoption
Effective date: Not listed

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Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a carbon tax.

What This Bill Does

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a carbon tax.

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Bill History

2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Laid out as postponed business
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Failed of adoption
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#2179
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Laid out as postponed business
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Postponed. 5/12/25 2:00 PM
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Postponed. 5/8/25 10:00 AM
2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Laid out as postponed business
2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Point of order withdrawn. Rule 4, Section 32(c)(2)
2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to engrossment
2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#1378
2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online
Postponed. 5/5/25 10:00 AM
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Considered in Calendars
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Considered in Calendars
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Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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Committee report distributed
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Committee report sent to Calendars
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Considered in formal meeting
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Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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Considered in public hearing
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Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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Left pending in committee
2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Ways & Means
2025-02-14 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a carbon tax.

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89(R) HJR 138 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R9926 JBD-D

By: Alders, Meyer, Capriglione,

H.J.R. No. 138

Morales of Maverick, Garcia of Bexar,

A JOINT RESOLUTION

proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of

a carbon tax.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by

adding Section 26 to read as follows:

Sec. 26. The legislature may not impose a tax on:

(1) the carbon content of a fuel; or

(2)

the emission of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse

gas that results from the use, production, or consumption of any

good or service.

SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be

submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.

The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the

proposition: "The constitutional amendment prohibiting the

imposition of a carbon tax."