SJR 39 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a regular session of the legislature.

SJR 39 proposes a constitutional amendment to change how Texas lawmakers can override a governor's veto. Currently, veto overrides require a two-thirds vote during a legislative session. This bill would allow the legislature to override a veto after the regular session ends, by requiring a two-thirds vote in both chambers following adjournment. It directly affects the legislative process between Texas lawmakers and the governor, altering the timeline for veto challenges. The amendment would modify Article IV, Section 14 of the Texas Constitution to establish this new procedure.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Apr 22, 2025
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Introduced Engrossed · 4 edits · Apr 16, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted and cleaned up to remove extraneous markup, page numbers, and unrelated text (such as a digital content accessibility notice) that was accidentally included in the original draft. The substantive policy content regarding the constitutional amendment to allow legislative veto override remains unchanged.
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Removed unrelated text about TLO digital content accessibility standards that was mistakenly included in the draft.

Removed page numbers and internal tracking codes (e.g., 89R3315 TJB-D) that were part of the document footer.

Reorganized the layout and removed inconsistent line breaks and spacing to create a clean, readable bill text.

Standardized the header information to clearly identify the bill as Senate Joint Resolution No. 39.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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