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SJR34 • 2025

Proposing a constitutional amendment affirming the rights and responsibilities of parents.

Proposing a constitutional amendment affirming the rights and responsibilities of parents.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Hughes
Last action
2025-05-21
Official status
05/21/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Proposing a constitutional amendment affirming the rights and responsibilities of parents.

Proposing a constitutional amendment affirming the rights and responsibilities of parents.

What This Bill Does

  • Proposing a constitutional amendment affirming the rights and responsibilities of parents.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  2. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  3. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed with the Secretary of State

  5. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  6. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  7. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read

  8. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  9. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  10. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  11. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  12. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out in lieu of companion. HJR 112

  13. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  14. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Adopted

  15. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2494

  16. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage as amended reported

  18. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  19. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  20. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  21. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  22. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  23. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  24. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

  25. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  26. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day

  27. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  28. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  29. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  30. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  31. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  32. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  33. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  34. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  35. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  36. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  37. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  38. 2025-03-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  39. 2025-03-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  40. 2025-03-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  41. 2025-03-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  42. 2025-03-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  43. 2025-02-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  44. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  45. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  46. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  47. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  48. 2025-02-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  49. 2025-02-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  50. 2025-01-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  51. 2025-01-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Proposing a constitutional amendment affirming the rights and responsibilities of parents.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SJR 34 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.J.R. No. 34

proposing a constitutional amendment affirming the rights and

responsibilities of parents.

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

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

adding Section 37 to read as follows:

Sec.

37.

To enshrine truths that are deeply rooted in this

nation's history and traditions, the people of Texas hereby affirm

that a parent has the responsibility to nurture and protect the

parent's child and the corresponding fundamental right to exercise

care, custody, and control of the parent's child, including the

right to make decisions concerning the child's upbringing.

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 affirming that parents

are the primary decision makers for their children."

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.J.R. No. 34 was adopted by the Senate

on March 11, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and

that the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 20, 2025, by

the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.J.R. No. 34 was adopted by the House,

with amendment, on May 14, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 112,

Nays 22, two present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Received:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Secretary of State