HJR 182 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Veterans' Land Board to issue general obligation bonds in an aggregate principal amount that is greater than amounts previously authorized.

HJR 182 proposes a constitutional amendment to allow Texas' Veterans' Land Board to issue general obligation bonds exceeding the current $6 billion cap for veterans' land and mortgage programs. If approved by voters, it would remove the existing limit on bond amounts, directing proceeds to specific veterans' funds (Land Fund, Housing Assistance Fund, or Housing Assistance Fund II) for land sales or mortgage loans. The bill does not change eligibility for veterans but expands funding capacity for these programs. The amendment must be voted on by Texas voters in the November 2025 election.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 2, 2025 Last action May 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · May 12, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a draft introduction to an official engrossed version, with minor spacing and punctuation adjustments. The substantive policy content regarding the Veterans' Land Board's authority to issue bonds remains unchanged.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability
TECHNICAL

Header information was updated from draft format to official engrossed format with proper bill number and version designation

Minor spacing and line break adjustments were made throughout the document for official formatting

Punctuation and spacing around apostrophes in 'Veterans' Land Board' were standardized for consistency

Floor votes · House May 12, 2025

How they voted

12511
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 142
May 12, 2025
D Democratic58
55 Yea 1 Nay 2
94% Yea
R Republican84
70 Yea 10 Nay 4
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Amendments
1
May 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Vet Affairs
upper
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 13, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Transferred to Calendars Committee
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Jared Patterson
Jared Patterson
RRepublican
TX
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