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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Joint Resolution

HJR 2: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.

Passed both chambers 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 2 is a joint resolution introduced in the Texas House on February 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift. Primary sponsor: Charlie Geren (Republican), John McQueeney (Republican), Morgan Meyer (Republican), Will Metcalf (Republican), Charles Perry (Republican). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2025): Filed with the Secretary of State.

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): Democratic 3 · Republican 19

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Charlie GerenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
John McQueeneyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Morgan MeyerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse108
Will MetcalfPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Charles PerryPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Paul BettencourtCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate7
BirdwellCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Greg BonnenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Ben BumgarnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Angie ButtonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse112
CreightonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Aicha DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse109
Stan GerdesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Adam HinojosaCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Lois KolkhorstCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Stan LambertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Matt MorganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26
Sergio MuñozCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Katrina PiersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Mihaela PleșaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Shelby SlawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
David SpillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Steve TothCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Ellen TroxclairCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19

“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. Filed with the Secretary of State
  2. Signed in the Senate
  3. Signed in the House
  4. Reported enrolled
  5. Senate passage reported
  6. Record vote
  7. Passed
  8. Read 3rd time
  9. Record vote
  10. Three day rule suspended
  11. Record vote
  12. Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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