HJR 140 Texas House · 87th Legislature (2021)

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the enactment of a law that imposes a tax on certain transactions that either convey a security or involve specified derivative contracts.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

May 2021

House Passage

May 2021

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 22, 2021 Last action May 24, 2021

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

May 21, 2021

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

May 21, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

May 20, 2021

Upper · Passed

Left pending in committee

upper

May 20, 2021

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

May 13, 2021

Committee

Referred to Finance

upper

May 13, 2021

Introduced

Read first time

upper

May 5, 2021

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

May 4, 2021

Lower · Passed

Adopted as amended

lower

May 4, 2021

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

May 4, 2021

Introduced

Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar

lower

Apr 22, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 22, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 21, 2021

Lower · Passed

Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

lower

Apr 8, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Apr 6, 2021

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Apr 6, 2021

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Mar 22, 2021

Committee

Referred to Ways & Means

lower

Mar 22, 2021

Introduced

Read first time

lower

3 primary · 1 co-sponsor