TX HJR1 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 1st Special Session

Texas House Joint Resolution 1 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on July 7 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-07-17 - Committee report sent to Calendars
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary and authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of a violent or sexual offense or of continuous trafficking of persons.

Title

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-07-17	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2021-07-13	House	Committee report distributed
2021-07-12	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2021-07-10	House	Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2021-07-10	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2021-07-10	House	Considered in public hearing
2021-07-10	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2021-07-08	House	Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies
2021-07-08	House	Read first time
2021-07-07	House	Filed

Same As/Similar To

SJR3 (Same As) 2021-07-16 - Co-author authorized
SJR3 (Same As) 2021-07-16 - Co-author authorized

Subjects

Courts
Courts--Judges
Criminal Procedure
Criminal Procedure--Bail & Pretrial Release
MAGISTRATES
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=871&Bill=HJR1
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/871/billtext/html/HJ00001I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/871/fiscalnotes/html/HJ00001I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/871/analysis/html/HJ00001H.htm