HJR 135 Texas House · 88th Legislature (2023)

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Mental Health and Brain Research Institute of Texas and establishing the Mental Health and Brain Institute Research Fund for the purposes of scientific research of all forms of mental health and human brain disease and disorders.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2023

House Passage

Apr 2023

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 8, 2023 Last action Apr 11, 2023

Floor votes · House Apr 10, 2023

How they voted

113–18

Passed · 9 other

Total votes 140

Apr 10, 2023

D Democratic58

57 Yea 1

98% Yea

R Republican82

56 Yea 18 Nay 8

68% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 11, 2023

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

Apr 10, 2023

Lower · Passed

Adopted as amended

lower

Apr 10, 2023

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Apr 10, 2023

Introduced

Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar

lower

Apr 3, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Mar 31, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Mar 21, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

lower

Mar 20, 2023

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Mar 20, 2023

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Mar 8, 2023

Committee

Referred to Higher Education

lower

Mar 8, 2023

Introduced

Read first time

lower

5 primary · 14 co-sponsors

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