SJR 27

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, the membership of the tribunal to review the commission's recommendations, and the authority of the commission, the tribunal, and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct.

Passed, sent to the voters

Verdict: not graded

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Caption

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Summary

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Receipt

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89R-SJR27 · 2024-12-02

SOLD BY

Sen. Joan HuffmanRSenate 17

+ 1 coauthor

ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

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CHARGES

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TOTAL

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version F · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version F · May 27, 2025

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated, other than the cost of publication. The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $191,689.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Dec 2, 2024Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Dec 2, 2024Filed
Feb 3, 2025Read first time
Feb 3, 2025Referred to State Affairs
Mar 27, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 27, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 27, 2025Testimony taken in committee
Mar 27, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 3, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 3, 2025Vote taken in committee
Apr 7, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendments
Apr 7, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 10, 2025Placed on intent calendar
Apr 14, 2025Co-author authorized
Apr 14, 2025Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Apr 14, 2025Record vote
Apr 14, 2025Read 2nd time
Apr 14, 2025Amendment(s) offered FA1 Huffman
Apr 14, 2025Amended
Apr 14, 2025Vote recorded in Journal
Apr 14, 2025Passed to engrossment as amended
Apr 14, 2025Record vote
Apr 14, 2025Three day rule suspended
Apr 14, 2025Record vote
Apr 14, 2025Read 3rd time
Apr 14, 2025Passed
Apr 14, 2025Record vote
Apr 14, 2025Reported engrossed
Apr 15, 2025Received from the Senate
Apr 22, 2025Read first time
Apr 22, 2025Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
May 8, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 8, 2025Meeting cancelled
May 8, 2025Posting rule suspended
May 12, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 12, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 12, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
May 12, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
May 12, 2025Left pending in committee
May 14, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 14, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
May 14, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
May 21, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 21, 2025Committee report distributed
May 21, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 22, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 24, 2025Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
May 24, 2025Read 2nd time
May 24, 2025Postponed 5/25/25 8:00 AM
May 25, 2025Laid out as postponed business
May 25, 2025Amended 1-Leach
May 25, 2025Record vote RV#3507
May 25, 2025Passed to 3rd reading as amended
May 25, 2025Record vote RV#3508
May 25, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 26, 2025Read 3rd time
May 26, 2025Postponed 5/26/25 11:30 AM
May 26, 2025Laid out as postponed business
May 26, 2025Amendment(s) offered 1-Leach
May 26, 2025Amendment to amendment tabled 2-Wu
May 26, 2025Record vote RV#3552
May 26, 2025Amended 1-Leach
May 26, 2025Record vote RV#3553
May 26, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 26, 2025Adopted as amended
May 26, 2025Record vote RV#3554
May 26, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 27, 2025House passage as amended reported
May 30, 2025House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
May 30, 2025Read
May 30, 2025Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
May 30, 2025Record vote
May 31, 2025Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
May 31, 2025Reported enrolled
May 31, 2025Signed in the Senate
Jun 1, 2025Signed in the House
Jun 2, 2025Filed with the Secretary of State

FILED UNDER

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SIGNED FOR BY

House · 119 yea · 17 nay

Senate · 27 yea · 4 nay

Sources

House: Adoption · May 26, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · Apr 14, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Joan Huffman

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

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Votes11

Senate May 30, 2025

Yea: 27
Nay: 4
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0
Excused: 0

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Sources

Senator Huffman moved to concur in the House amendments to SJR 27. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 27 (published)
Nay: 4 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 26, 2025

Adoption

Yea: 119
Nay: 17
Present, not voting: 4
Absent: 9
Excused: 1

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

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Record 3554

SJR 27, as amended, was adopted by (Record 3554): 119 Yeas, 17 Nays, 4 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 119 (published)
Nay: 17 (published)
Present, not voting: 4 (published)
Absent: 9 (derived from named list)
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 26, 2025

Yea: 142
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 6
Excused: 1

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 3553

Amendment No. 1 was adopted by (Record 3553): 142 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 142 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 6 (derived from named list)
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 26, 2025

Yea: 88
Nay: 56
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 4
Excused: 1

Names

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House journal

Sources

Record 3552

Representative Leach moved to table Amendment No. 2. The motion to table prevailed by (Record 3552): 88 Yeas, 56 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 88 (published)
Nay: 56 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 4 (derived from named list)
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 25, 2025

Yea: 97
Nay: 33
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 12
Excused: 6

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 3508

CSSJR 27, as amended, was passed to third reading by (Record 3508): 97 Yeas, 33 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 97 (published)
Nay: 33 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 12 (derived from named list)
Excused: 6 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 25, 2025

Yea: 118
Nay: 20
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 3
Excused: 7

Names

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House journal

Sources

Record 3507

Amendment No. 1 was adopted by (Record 3507): 118 Yeas, 20 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 118 (published)
Nay: 20 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 3 (derived from named list)
Excused: 7 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 14, 2025

Yea: 27
Nay: 4
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0
Excused: 0

Names

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Senate journal

Sources

The resolution was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4. (Same as previous roll call)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 27 (published)
Nay: 4 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 14, 2025

Yea: 27
Nay: 4
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0
Excused: 0

Names

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Senate journal

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Senator Huffman moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SJR 27 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 27 (published)
Nay: 4 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 14, 2025

Yea: 27
Nay: 4
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0
Excused: 0

Names

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Senate journal

Sources

SJR 27 as amended was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 27 (published)
Nay: 4 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 14, 2025

Adoption without objection

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Adopted without objection. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

The amendment to SJR 27 was read and was adopted without objection.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 14, 2025

Yea: 27
Nay: 4
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0
Excused: 0

Names

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Senate journal

Sources

Senator Huffman moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SJR 27 at this time on its second reading: SJR 27, Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and the authority of the commission and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 27 (published)
Nay: 4 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses39

For: 28
Against: 6
On: 5

Names

For

Austin Police Association1 registration
Dallas Police Association1 registration
Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #391 registration
Self16 registrations
Self; Childrens Court1 registration
Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union2 registrations
Self; Texans for Judicial Accountability1 registration
Texans for Judicial Accountability1 registration
Texans for Lawsuit Reform1 registration
Texas Civil Justice League1 registration
Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)2 registrations

Against

Self5 registrations
Self; Indivisible 14311 registration

On

Executive Director1 registration
State Commission on Judicial Conduct4 registrations

Sources

39 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version F · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version F · May 27, 2025

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated, other than the cost of publication. The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $191,689.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Dec 2, 2024

06/02/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report · Enrolled

Data snapshot Oct 21, 2026 at 6:45 PM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors

Judith ZaffiriniDSenate 21