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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Joint Resolution

SJR 87: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony who have previously been convicted of or who were released on bail for certain offenses punishable as a felony at the time of the new offense.

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

SJR 87 is a joint resolution introduced in the Texas Senate on May 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony who have previously been convicted of or who were released on bail for certain offenses punishable as a felony at the time of the new offense. Primary sponsor: Joan Huffman (Republican), Mitch Little (Republican), John Smithee (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 28, 2025): 1 hr. notice-for reconsideration.

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 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joan HuffmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Mitch LittlePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse65
John SmitheePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse86
BirdwellCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Donna CampbellCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
CreightonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
KingCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mayes MiddletonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11

“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. 1 hr. notice-for reconsideration
  2. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  3. Record vote
  4. Failed of adoption
  5. Laid out as postponed business
  6. Postponed
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  9. Record vote
  10. Passed to 3rd reading as amended
  11. Record vote
  12. Amended

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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