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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Joint Resolution

HJR 65: Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing recovery of exemplary damages by parents or a person's estate for a homicide.

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 65 is a joint resolution introduced in the Texas House on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing recovery of exemplary damages by parents or a person's estate for a homicide. Primary sponsor: Senfronia Thompson (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 4, 2025): Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence.

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 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Senfronia ThompsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse141

“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. Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

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