HJR 214 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Proposing a constitutional amendment to clarify and implement certain provisions governing the impeachment, trial, removal from office, and disqualification of public officers.

HJR 214 proposes a constitutional amendment to clarify Texas' impeachment process for public officers. It specifies that suspended officers receive ordinary pay during impeachment, allows the Governor to make temporary replacements for suspended positions (except for the Governor), and gives the Legislature authority to create laws implementing impeachment, trial, removal, and disqualification procedures. The amendment would require voter approval in the November 2025 election, with the ballot asking voters to approve the "clarifying and implementing" of these procedures. This directly affects all Texas state officers subject to impeachment, including the Governor, and would standardize how vacancies are handled during impeachment proceedings.
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Introduced Apr 7, 2025 Last action Apr 7, 2025
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