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SJR37 • 2025

Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.

Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.

Elections
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Birdwell
Last action
2025-05-15
Official status
05/15/2025 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 clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.

Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.

What This Bill Does

  • Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.

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. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  2. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed with the Secretary of State

  3. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  5. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  6. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out as postponed business

  7. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/12/25 6:00 PM

  8. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out as postponed business

  9. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Adopted

  10. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2196

  11. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  13. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/12/25 11:00 AM

  14. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended

  15. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Additional sponsor(s) authorized

  16. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out in lieu of companion. HJR 161

  17. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  18. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Point of order withdrawn. Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1)

  19. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  20. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1897

  21. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  22. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  23. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  24. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  25. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  26. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  27. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  28. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Elections

  29. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  30. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  31. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  32. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  33. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  34. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  35. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  36. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  37. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  38. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  39. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  40. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  41. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  42. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  43. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  44. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  45. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  46. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  47. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  48. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  49. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  50. 2025-02-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  51. 2025-02-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  52. 2025-01-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  53. 2025-01-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SJR 37 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.J.R. No. 37

proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must

be a United States citizen.

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 permit voting for or against the

proposition: "The constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter

must be a United States citizen."

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.J.R. No. 37 was adopted by the Senate

on April 1, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.J.R. No. 37 was adopted by the House

on May 12, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 102, Nays 14,

twenty-two present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Received:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Secretary of State