SCR 16 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning Thursday, February 20, 2025, and ending Tuesday, February 25, 2025.

This bill (SCR 16) is a procedural resolution granting the Texas House and Senate permission to adjourn for more than three days during the specific period of February 20-25, 2025. It directly affects both chambers of the Texas legislature by temporarily overriding a constitutional rule (Article III, Section 17) that normally requires mutual consent for adjournments exceeding three days. The resolution permits the legislature to take a longer recess during this window without needing separate approval from the other chamber. As a procedural measure, it does not change laws or impact constituents but facilitates scheduling flexibility for lawmakers.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Feb 20, 2025
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Engrossed Enrolled · 3 edits · Feb 20, 2025
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The document changed from a draft legislative bill to the final enrolled version, adding official certification signatures and vote counts while removing draft metadata. This change confirms the bill has passed both legislative chambers and is ready for the Governor's signature.
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Added official certification blocks with signatures for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and Chief Clerk of the House to validate the bill's adoption.

Included specific vote counts (Yeas and Nays) for both the Senate and House to document the final passage of the resolution.

Removed draft metadata, including the author's name, bill numbers, and internal markup notes used during the legislative process.

Floor votes · House Feb 19, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
0
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
Filed with the Secretary of State
executive
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Adopted
upper
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