HJR161 • 2025

Proposing a constitutional amendment adding individuals who are not United States citizens to the classes of persons not allowed to vote in this state.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Noble | Cortez | Shaheen | Hunter | Muñoz
Last action: 2025-05-09
Official status: 05/09/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Effective date: Not listed

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Proposing a constitutional amendment adding individuals who are not United States citizens to the classes of persons not allowed to vote in this state.

What This Bill Does

Proposing a constitutional amendment adding individuals who are not United States citizens to the classes of persons not allowed to vote in this state.

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Bill History

2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online
Companion considered in lieu of. SJR 37
2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online
Laid on the table subject to call
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Elections
2025-03-03 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Proposing a constitutional amendment adding individuals who are not United States citizens to the classes of persons not allowed to vote in this state.

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89(R) HJR 161 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R14589 MLH-D

By: Noble, Cortez, Shaheen

H.J.R. No. 161

A JOINT RESOLUTION

proposing a constitutional amendment adding individuals who are not

United States citizens to the classes of persons not allowed to vote

in this state.

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

SECTION 1. Section 1(a), Article VI, Texas Constitution, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) The following classes of persons shall not be allowed to

vote in this State:

(1) persons under 18 years of age;

(2) persons who have been determined mentally

incompetent by a court, subject to such exceptions as the

Legislature may make; [
and
]

(3) persons convicted of any felony, subject to such

exceptions as the Legislature may make
; and

(4) persons who are not citizens of the United States
.

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 provide for voting for or against the

proposition: "The constitutional amendment adding individuals who

are not United States citizens to the classes of persons not allowed

to vote in this state."