Monitoring the Session

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.

Did not pass

Verdict: not graded

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Sen. Joan HuffmanRSenate 17
Caption

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.

Caption from the bill history · House Committee Report.

Summary

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Receipt

The receipt

89R-SJR87 · 2025-05-13

SOLD BY

Sen. Joan HuffmanRSenate 17

+ 5 coauthors

ITEM

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.

WHAT IT DOES

Not graded. The reader grades bills, not resolutions.

CHARGES

Not graded

TOTAL

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · May 20, 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

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Permission to introduce
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Criminal Justice
  5. Posting rule suspended
  6. Co-author authorized
  7. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  8. Considered in public hearing
  9. Testimony taken in committee
  10. Vote taken in committee
  11. Reported favorably w/o amendments
  12. Committee report printed and distributed
  13. Printing rule suspended
  14. Rules suspended-Intent Calendar
  15. Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  16. Vote recorded in Journal
  17. Read 2nd time
  18. Amendment(s) offered FA1 Huffman
  19. Amended
  20. Vote recorded in Journal
  21. Amendment(s) offered FA2 Alvarado
  22. Amended
  23. Vote recorded in Journal
  24. Passed to engrossment as amended
  25. Vote recorded in Journal
  26. Three day rule suspended
  27. Record vote
  28. Read 3rd time
  29. Passed
  30. Record vote
  31. Reported engrossed
  32. Received from the Senate
  33. Read first time
  34. Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
  35. Considered in formal meeting
  36. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  37. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  38. Committee report distributed
  39. Committee report sent to Calendars
  40. Considered in Calendars
  41. Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
  42. Read 2nd time
  43. Postponed 5/26/25 10:00 AM
  44. Laid out as postponed business
  45. Amended 1-Little, Harris Davila, Luther, Hopper, Olcott, Lowe, Smithee, Villalobos, Isaac, Hull, ...
  46. Record vote RV#3550
  47. Passed to 3rd reading as amended
  48. Record vote RV#3551
  49. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  50. Read 3rd time
  51. Postponed 5/27/25 12:30 PM
  52. Laid out as postponed business
  53. Failed of adoption
  54. Record vote RV#3686
  55. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  56. 1 hr. notice-for reconsideration
FILED UNDER

Not graded

SIGNED FOR BY

Senate · 29 yea · 2 nay

Sources

Senate: Final passage · May 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

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Joan Huffman

Donors

Donors report through Texans for Joan Huffman.

Not tied to this bill.

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.

Votes8

House May 27, 2025

Yea
97
Nay
40
Present, not voting
2
Absent
8
Excused
3
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 3686

The roll of those voting yea and nay was again called and the verified vote resulted, as follows (Record 3686): 97 Yeas, 40 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 97 (published)
  • Nay: 40 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 8 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 3 (derived from named list)

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

House May 26, 2025

Yea
93
Nay
32
Present, not voting
11
Absent
13
Excused
1
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 3551

SJR 87, as amended, was passed to third reading by (Record 3551): 93 Yeas, 32 Nays, 11 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 93 (published)
  • Nay: 32 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 11 (published)
  • Absent: 13 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

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

House May 26, 2025

Yea
140
Nay
0
Present, not voting
2
Absent
7
Excused
1
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 3550

Amendment No. 1 was adopted by (Record 3550): 140 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 140 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 7 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

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

Senate May 14, 2025

Yea
29
Nay
2
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
0
Excused
0
Names

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

Senate journal

Sources

The resolution was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2. (Same as previous roll call)

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

  • Yea: 29 (published)
  • Nay: 2 (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 May 14, 2025

Yea
29
Nay
2
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 that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SJR 87 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.

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

  • Yea: 29 (published)
  • Nay: 2 (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 May 14, 2025

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

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

Senate journal

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

SJR 87 as amended 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: Not printed

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

Senate May 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 87 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 May 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 87 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.

Witnesses13
For
8
Against
5
On
0
Names

For

  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)1 registration
  • Phil Sorrells - Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney1 registration
  • Self1 registration
  • Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office1 registration
  • Self; Doug Deason1 registration
  • Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union1 registration
  • Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)1 registration
  • Texas Public Policy Foundation1 registration

Against

  • American Civil Liberties Union of Texas1 registration
  • On behalf of Texas Jail Project1 registration
  • Self; Austin Community Law Center1 registration
  • Texas Civil Rights Project1 registration
  • Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association1 registration
Sources

13 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

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

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

Fiscal

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · May 20, 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 May 13, 2025

05/28/2025 H 1 hr. notice-for reconsideration

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

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

Coauthors
Brian BirdwellRSenate 22 Donna CampbellRSenate 25 Brandon CreightonRSenate 4 Phil KingRSenate 10 Mayes MiddletonRSenate 11
Sponsors
Mitch LittleRHouse 65 John T. SmitheeRHouse 86

House committee · Criminal Jurisprudence · Committee vote 6 aye, 3 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Criminal Justice · Committee vote 7 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Subjects

Crimes--Against Persons--General

Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual

Crimes--Against Property

Criminal Procedure--Bail & Pretrial Release

Minors--Crimes Against

Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments