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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Joint Resolution

HJR 5: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and removing that system and its campuses from the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education.

Passed one chamber 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 5 is a joint resolution introduced in the Texas House on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and removing that system and its campuses from the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education. Primary sponsor: Stan Lambert (Republican), Terry Wilson (Republican), Pat Curry (Republican), Caroline Harris Davila (Republican), David Spiller (Republican), Birdwell. It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 8, 2025): Left pending in committee.

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 6 · Republican 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Stan LambertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Terry WilsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Pat CurryPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Caroline Harris DavilaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse52
David SpillerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse68
BirdwellPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Ben BumgarnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Aicha DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse109
Jay DeanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Ryan GuillenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Suleman LalaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Ray LopezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse125
J.M. LozanoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43
John LujanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Mando MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Eddie MoralesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74
Jared PattersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Mihaela PleșaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Shelby SlawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59

“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. Left pending in committee
  2. Testimony taken in committee
  3. Considered in public hearing
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Referred to Education K-16
  6. Read first time
  7. Received from the House
  8. Reported engrossed
  9. Reason for vote recorded in Journal
  10. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  11. Record vote
  12. Adopted

Showing 12 most recent of 36 actions. Full history

Sources

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