Texas Create Nuclear Development Fund Amendment (2025)
| Texas Create Nuclear Development Fund Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 4, 2025 | |
| Topic Nuclear energy and Restricted-use funds | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Texas Create Nuclear Development Fund Amendment is not on the ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 4, 2025.[1]
The amendment would have created a state nuclear development fund to finance the development, construction, and operation of nuclear reactor projects for energy generation.[2]
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Path to the ballot
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.
House Joint Resolution 8 (2025)
The following is the timeline of the constitutional amendment in the state legislature:
- March 13, 2025: Home Joint Resolution 8 (HJR 8) was introduced.[1]
- April 28, 2025: The House passed HJR 8 by a 110-10 vote.[1]
- June 2, 2025: The legislature adjourned without final passage of the amendment.
| Votes Required to Pass: 100 | |||
| Yes | No | NV | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 110 | 10 | 30 |
| Total % | 73.3% | 6.7% | 20.0% |
| Democratic (D) | 26 | 8 | 28 |
| Republican (R) | 84 | 2 | 2 |
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