Bill authors
House Joint Resolution 77
Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress.
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Bill stages
Filed
Feb. 3, 2015
Approved by House
May 14, 2015
Approved by Senate
Became law
Coauthors
- Rep. Charles "Doc" Anderson (R)
- Rep. Trent Ashby (R)
- Rep. Cecil Bell (R)
- Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R)
- Rep. DeWayne Burns (R)
- Rep. Angie Chen Button (R)
- Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R)
- Rep. John Cyrier (R)
- Rep. Tony Dale (R)
- Rep. Gary Elkins (R)
- Rep. Wayne Faircloth (R)
- Rep. Dan Flynn (R)
- Rep. Rick Galindo (R)
- Rep. Jason Isaac (R)
- Rep. Kyle Kacal (R)
- Rep. Mark Keough (R)
- Rep. Phil King (R)
- Rep. Stephanie Klick (R)
- Rep. Matt Krause (R)
- Rep. Lyle Larson (R)
- Rep. J. M. Lozano (R)
- Rep. Doug Miller (R)
- Rep. Jim Murphy (R)
- Rep. John Otto (R)
- Rep. Dennis Paul (R)
- Rep. Gilbert Peña (R)
- Rep. Larry Phillips (R)
- Rep. Four Price (R)
- Rep. John Raney (R)
- Rep. Debbie Riddle (R)
- Rep. Matt Rinaldi (R)
- Rep. Scott Sanford (R)
- Rep. Leighton Schubert (R)
- Rep. Drew Springer (R)
- Rep. Phil Stephenson (R)
- Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R)
- Rep. Ed Thompson (R)
- Rep. Scott Turner (R)
- Rep. James White (R)
- Rep. Molly White (R)
- Rep. Paul Workman (R)
- Rep. John Wray (R)
Bill sponsors
Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R)
Co-Sponsors
- Donna Campbell (R)
- Brandon Creighton (R)
- Charles Perry (R)
Senate committee
House committee
Bill categories
Last action
Left pending in committee May 25, 2015
Actions
| Action | Date | Acting Chamber |
|---|---|---|
| Left pending in committee | 05/25/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Testimony taken in committee | 05/25/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Considered in public hearing | 05/25/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Scheduled for public hearing on . . . | 05/25/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Tagged | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Co-sponsor authorized | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Referred to State Affairs | 05/15/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read first time | 05/15/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Received from the House | 05/15/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal | 05/14/2015 | Texas House |
| Reported engrossed | 05/14/2015 | Texas House |
| Adopted | 05/14/2015 | Texas House |
| Amendment fails of adoption | 05/14/2015 | Texas House |
| Amendment withdrawn | 05/14/2015 | Texas House |
| Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | 05/14/2015 | Texas House |
| Record vote | 05/14/2015 | Texas House |
| Amendment tabled | 05/14/2015 | Texas House |
| Read 2nd time | 05/14/2015 | Texas House |
| Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar | 05/14/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in Calendars | 05/11/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report sent to Calendars | 04/16/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report distributed | 04/15/2015 | Texas House |
| Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator | 04/15/2015 | Texas House |
| Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) | 04/09/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in public hearing | 04/09/2015 | Texas House |
| Left pending in committee | 03/12/2015 | Texas House |
| Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee | 03/12/2015 | Texas House |
| Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select | 03/03/2015 | Texas House |
| Read first time | 03/03/2015 | Texas House |
| Filed | 02/03/2015 | Texas House |
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