Texas Prohibit State Funds From Being Used on Local Retirement Liabilities Amendment (2025)
| Texas Prohibit State Funds From Being Used on Local Retirement Liabilities Amendment | |
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| Election date November 4, 2025 | |
| Topic State and local government budgets, spending and finance | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Texas Prohibit State Funds From Being Used on Local Retirement Liabilities Amendment is not on the ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 4, 2025.[1]
The amendment would have prohibited the use of state funds to pay local retirement liabilities.[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 57 (2025)
The following is the timeline of the constitutional amendment in the state legislature:[1]
- February 28, 2025: Senate Joint Resolution 57 was filed.
- March 31, 2025: The state Senate passed SJR 57 by a vote of 29-1 with one absent.
| Vote in the Texas State Senate | |||
| Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 21  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 29 | 1 | 1 |
| Total percent | 93.6% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Democrat | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 19 | 0 | 1 |
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