Constitutional amendment
A change to a constitution. In Texas the Legislature proposes an amendment with a joint resolution passed by two-thirds of the members of each chamber. It takes effect only if a majority of the people voting on it approve it. In Florida, an amendment needs at least 60% of the votes cast on it to pass.
Plain meaning written by PSI Sci editors from the linked source. Source: Texas Constitution, Article 17, Section 1
Also written: amendment to the Texas Constitution, amending the constitution, constitutional amendments
Measures that use this word
- SJR 1406 (2026): Threshold for Voter Approval of Constitutional Amendments
- Texas Constitutional Amendment Election, November 4, 2025
- HJR 40 (892): Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
- HJR 38 (892): Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of residential real property that arises from the installation in t
- HJR 39 (892): Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide that the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes for the first tax year that the owner of the property qualifies th
- HJR 37 (892): Proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the provisions that require that land be devoted to agricultural use for a specified period to be eligible for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes on the basis of its prod
- HJR 32 (892): Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the appraised value of certain land that is located in a priority groundwater management area and is not i
- HJR 33 (892): Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict Texas congressional districts and revising procedures for redistricting.
- HJR 34 (892): Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
- HJR 35 (892): Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy.
Record constitutional-amendment