HJR144 • 2025

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the creation of a regional mobility authority by local law.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Morales, Eddie
Last action: 2025-05-12
Official status: 05/12/2025 S Received from the House
Effective date: Not listed

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Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the creation of a regional mobility authority by local law.

What This Bill Does

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the creation of a regional mobility authority by local law.

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Bill History

2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Laid out as postponed business
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Point of order withdrawn. Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1)
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Adopted
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#2180
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Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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Reported engrossed
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the House
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Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online
Postponed. 5/12/25 2:00 PM
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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Committee report distributed
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-22 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
2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online
Withdrawn from schedule
2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Transportation
2025-02-19 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the creation of a regional mobility authority by local law.

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89(R) HJR 144 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R10326 AJZ-D

By: Morales of Maverick

H.J.R. No. 144

A JOINT RESOLUTION

proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the creation of a

regional mobility authority by local law.

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

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

adding Section 68 to read as follows:

Sec.

68.

(a)

The legislature by local law may create a

regional mobility authority for the purposes of constructing,

maintaining, and operating transportation projects in a region of

this state.

(b)

The legislature may pass a local law described by

Subsection (a) of this section without the local notice required

for special or local laws.

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 to authorize the

legislature to create a regional mobility authority by local law."