Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas severance tax revenue and oil and natural gas (Texas STRONG) defense fund, dedicating the money in that fund to benefit areas of the state significantly affected by oil and gas production, and providing for the transfer of certain general revenues to that fund, the economic stabilization fund, the state highway fund, the oil and gas regulation and cleanup account, the Texas emissions reduction plan fund, and the property tax relief fund.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2023
Last action May 4, 2023
Floor votes · House May 1, 2023
How they voted
134–1
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 140
May 1, 2023
D
Democratic60
93% Yea
R
Republican80
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to Finance
upper
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 2, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
May 1, 2023
Introduced
Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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