Texas State Representative

Cecil Bell Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR138

Filed
2/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a carbon tax.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR15

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under limited circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR16

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail for an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a felony.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR3

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR7

Filed
3/6/25  
Out of House Committee
4/2/25  
Voted on by House
4/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/26/25  
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR98

Filed
11/18/24  
Out of House Committee
4/15/25  
Voted on by House
4/28/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/6/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/8/25  
Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HR1028

Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day.

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR43

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total market value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR50

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR53

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.