No 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
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Filed
Read first time
Referred to Finance
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Considered in public hearing
Testimony taken in committee
Vote taken in committee
Reported favorably w/o amendments
Committee report printed and distributed
Co-author authorized
Co-author authorized
Placed on intent calendar
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Vote recorded in Journal
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Vote recorded in Journal
Three day rule suspended
Record vote
Read 3rd time
Passed
Record vote
Reported engrossed
Received from the Senate
Read first time
Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Considered in public hearing
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Left pending in committee
Considered in public hearing
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Vote reconsidered in committee
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Committee report distributed
Committee report sent to Calendars
FILED UNDER
Not graded
SIGNED FOR BY
Senate · 29 yea · 1 nay
Sources
Senate: Final passage · Mar 31, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.
Sources
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 57 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1.
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: 29 (published)
Nay: 1 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)
Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.
Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.
Sources
Senator Huffman moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SJR 57 at this time on its second reading: SJR 57, Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the use of state funds to pay for the obligations of a local public retirement system. The motion prevailed. Senator Johnson asked to be recorded as voting "Nay" on suspension of the regular order of business. The resolution was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
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: 1 (derived from named list)
Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Witnesses4
For
1
Against
1
On
2
Names
For
Reason Foundation1 registration
Against
Self1 registration
On
Pension Review Board2 registrations
Sources
4 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.
Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.
No 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.
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