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SJR 3

  • Texas Senate Joint Resolution
  • 87th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2021)
  • Introduced in Senate Jul 08, 2021
  • Passed Senate Jul 13, 2021
  • House
  • Governor

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary and authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of a violent or sexual offense or of continuous trafficking of persons.

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Bill Subjects

Courts--Judges (I0140) Criminal Procedure--Bail & Pretrial Release (I0202) Magistrates (S1592) Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)

Abstract

Bill Sponsors (11)

Joan Huffman

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 17
Primary

Paul Bettencourt

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 7
Cosponsor

Dawn Buckingham

  • Republican
Cosponsor

Donna Campbell

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 25
Cosponsor

Brandon Creighton

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 4
Cosponsor

Lois Kolkhorst

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 18
Cosponsor

Jane Nelson

  • Republican
Cosponsor

Robert Nichols

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 3
Cosponsor

Angela Paxton

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 8
Cosponsor

Charles Perry

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 28
Cosponsor

Kel Seliger

  • Republican
Cosponsor

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Jul 16, 2021

Senate

Co-author authorized

Jul 13, 2021

Senate

Co-author authorized

Senate

Laid before the Senate

Senate

Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Three day rule suspended

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Read 3rd time

Senate

Passed

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Reported engrossed

Jul 12, 2021

Senate

Reported favorably w/o amendments

Senate

Committee report printed and distributed

Jul 10, 2021

Senate

Testimony taken in committee

Senate

Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

Senate

Considered in public hearing

Jul 09, 2021

Senate

Co-author authorized

Jul 08, 2021

Senate

Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Senate

Read first time

Senate

Referred to Jurisprudence

  • Referral-Committee
Jurisprudence

Senate

Filed

Bill Text

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Related Documents

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Fiscal Note (Introduced) HTML
Analysis (Introduced) HTML

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