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Texas · 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025) · Joint Resolution

HJR 1: Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HJR 1 is a joint resolution introduced in the Texas House on August 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state. Primary sponsor: Matt Shaheen (Republican). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 26, 2025): Reason for vote recorded in Journal.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Matt ShaheenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Trent AshbyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Greg BonnenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Ben BumgarnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Briscoe CainCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Stan GerdesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Richard HayesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Andy HopperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Terri Leo-WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Janie LopezCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Will MetcalfCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Dennis PaulCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse129
Shelby SlawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Denise VillalobosCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Trey WhartonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12
Terry WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Reason for vote recorded in Journal
  2. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  3. Record vote
  4. Failed of adoption
  5. Read 3rd time
  6. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  7. Record vote
  8. Passed to engrossment
  9. Laid out as postponed business
  10. Postponed
  11. Read 2nd time
  12. Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source