HJR 35 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of and use of money in the Grow Texas fund and allocating certain general revenues to that fund, the economic stabilization fund, and the state highway fund.

HJR 35 is a constitutional amendment proposal that would establish the "Grow Texas Fund" and restructure how certain state revenues are allocated. It requires the comptroller to transfer funds from the general revenue fund to three designated accounts: the Economic Stabilization Fund (50%), the State Highway Fund (the remainder), and the new Grow Texas Fund. Specifically, 12% of the amount designated for the Economic Stabilization Fund would be redirected to the Grow Texas Fund, capped at $250 million per state fiscal biennium. This amendment, adopted by the Texas legislature on May 12, 2025, must now be approved by voters to take effect.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Last action May 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · May 12, 2025
MINOR
The bill was updated from an introduced version to an engrossed version, incorporating formatting corrections and clarifying language. The substantive policy content regarding the Grow Texas fund, revenue allocations, and constitutional amendments remains unchanged. The primary differences are technical formatting improvements and the addition of a temporary provision specifying implementation dates.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are primarily formatting and technical clarifications.
TECHNICAL

Header information was updated to reflect the engrossed version status and corrected formatting inconsistencies in the bill text.

Minor formatting corrections were made throughout the document, including spacing, line breaks, and removal of placeholder text from the original draft.

TIMELINE

A new temporary provision was added specifying that the constitutional amendment takes effect September 1, 2027, and expires September 1, 2028, with the ballot to be printed for November 4, 2025 election.

Floor votes · House May 12, 2025

How they voted

9931
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 144
May 12, 2025
D Democratic58
48 Yea 5 Nay 5
82% Yea
R Republican86
51 Yea 26 Nay 9
59% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
1
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
Committee report distributed
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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