Monitoring the Session

SJR 17

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under limited circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons.

Died in committee

Verdict: not graded

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Sen. Joan HuffmanRSenate 17
Caption

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under limited circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons.

Caption from the bill history · Introduced.

Summary

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Receipt

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89R-SJR17 · 2024-11-12

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ITEM

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under limited circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons.

WHAT IT DOES

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CHARGES

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TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Criminal Justice
FILED UNDER

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Donors

Donors report through Texans for Joan Huffman.

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Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Money

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Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Nov 12, 2024

02/03/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 19, 2026 at 5:58 PM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Senate committee · Criminal Justice · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

HJR 15 by Smithee (identical)

SJR 5 by Huffman (duplicate)

Subjects

Courts--Judges

Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual

Criminal Procedure--Bail & Pretrial Release

Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments

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