KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Texas

SJR87 • 2025

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony who have previously been convicted of or who were released on bail for certain offenses punishable as a felony at the time of the new offense.

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony who have previously been convicted of or who were released on bail for certain offenses punishable as a felony at the time of the new offense.

Crime
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Huffman
Last action
2025-05-28
Official status
05/28/2025 H 1 hr. notice-for reconsideration
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 requiring the denial of bail to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony who have previously been convicted of or who were released on bail for certain offenses punishable as a felony at the time of the new offense.

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony who have previously been convicted of or who were released on bail for certain offenses punishable as a felony at the time of the new offense.

What This Bill Does

  • Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony who have previously been convicted of or who were released on bail for certain offenses punishable as a felony at the time of the new offense.

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. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    1 hr. notice-for reconsideration

  2. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  3. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/27/25 12:30 PM

  4. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out as postponed business

  5. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Failed of adoption

  6. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3686

  7. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  8. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out as postponed business

  9. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Little, Harris Davila, Luther, Hopper, Olcott, Lowe, Smithee, Villalobos, Isaac, Hull, ...

  10. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3550

  11. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  12. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3551

  13. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar

  15. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  16. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/26/25 10:00 AM

  17. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  18. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  19. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  20. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  21. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  22. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  23. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  24. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

  25. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  26. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  27. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  28. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  29. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  30. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  31. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  32. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Printing rule suspended

  33. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Intent Calendar

  34. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  35. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  36. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  37. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment(s) offered. FA1 Huffman

  38. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended

  39. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment(s) offered. FA2 Alvarado

  41. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended

  42. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  43. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  44. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  45. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  46. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  47. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  48. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  49. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  50. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  51. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  52. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  53. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Permission to introduce

  54. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  55. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Justice

  56. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Posting rule suspended

Official Summary Text

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony who have previously been convicted of or who were released on bail for certain offenses punishable as a felony at the time of the new offense.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SJR 87 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

By: Huffman, et al.

S.J.R. No. 87

(Little, Smithee)

proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail

to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony who

have previously been convicted of or who were released on bail for

certain offenses punishable as a felony at the time of the new

offense.

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

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

adding Section 11f to read as follows:

Sec.

11f.

(a)

This section applies only to a person accused

of committing one or more of the following offenses:

(1) murder;

(2) capital murder;

(3) aggravated assault if the person:

(A)

caused serious bodily injury, as that term is

defined by general law, to another; or

(B)

used a firearm, club, knife, or explosive

weapon, as those terms are defined by general law, during the

commission of the assault;

(4) aggravated kidnapping;

(5) aggravated robbery;

(6) aggravated sexual assault;

(7) indecency with a child;

(8) trafficking of persons; or

(9) continuous trafficking of persons.

(b)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this

constitution, a person to whom this section applies shall be denied

bail pending trial if a judge or magistrate determines after a

hearing that the attorney representing the state demonstrates:

(1)

probable cause exists to believe that the person

engaged in conduct constituting an offense described by Subsection

(a) of this section; and

(2) the person:

(A)

was previously convicted of an offense

described by Subsection (a) of this section; or

(B)

at the time of the new offense, was released

on bail for an offense described by Subsection (a) of this section.

(c)

At a hearing described by this section, a person is

entitled to be represented by counsel.

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 requiring the denial of

bail to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony

who have previously been convicted of or who were released on bail

for certain offenses punishable as a felony at the time of the new

offense."