Texas Authorize State Legislature to Override Veto After Session Amendment (2025)
| Texas Authorize State Legislature to Override Veto After Session Amendment | |
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| Election date November 4, 2025 | |
| Topic State legislative processes and sessions | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Texas Authorize State Legislature to Override Veto After Session Amendment is not on the ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 4, 2025.[1]
The amendment would have provided for a special veto session for the legislature to consider certain bills vetoed by the governor.[2]
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Amending the Texas Constitution
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the Texas State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 100 votes in the Texas House of Representatives and 21 votes in the Texas State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
Senate Joint Resolution 39 (2025)
The following is the timeline of the constitutional amendment in the state legislature:
- January 22, 2025: Senate Joint Resolution 39 (SJR 39) was filed.[1]
- April 16, 2025: The Senate passed SJR 39 by a vote of 31-0.[1]
- June 2, 2025: The legislature adjourned without final passage of the amendment.
| Votes Required to Pass: 21 | |||
| Yes | No | NV | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Total % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Democratic (D) | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican (R) | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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