Returning House Bill No. 14 to the Senate for further consideration.
Summary
SCR 53 is a procedural concurrent resolution that asks the House of Representatives to authorize the return of House Bill No. 14 to the Senate for further consideration. The resolution does not itself change substantive law; instead, it facilitates additional legislative review of HB 14 after the Senate had already passed the bill and returned it to the House. In practical terms, SCR 53 is a parliamentary measure used to move a bill back to the originating chamber so it can be reconsidered.
The resolution was adopted by both chambers on May 28, 2025, and the bill history indicates that the underlying legislation, House Bill 14, was later signed by the Governor on June 20, 2025. Because SCR 53 is limited to chamber procedure, its direct legal effect is on the legislative process rather than on state statutes, agencies, or regulated parties. Any substantive impact would come from the contents of HB 14, not from SCR 53 itself.
Impact
SCR 53 affects Texas legislative procedure by formally requesting permission for the Chief Clerk of the House to return HB 14 to the Senate for further consideration. It does not amend, create, or repeal any statute, and it does not impose obligations on the public or state agencies. Its effect is confined to the internal handling of legislation within the Texas House and Senate.
Sentiment
The vote suggests broad support for the procedural resolution, with the House adopting it by 118 yeas and 7 nays, and the Senate adopting it by viva-voce vote. The absence of committee transcripts limits insight into debate, but the strong vote margin indicates that most members viewed the motion as a routine or necessary step in advancing HB 14. Overall sentiment appears largely procedural and noncontroversial.
Contention
The main point of contention, if any, is not the resolution itself but the need to send HB 14 back to the Senate for further consideration after it had already moved through both chambers. The recorded 7 nays in the House indicate some opposition, though the record does not explain whether that opposition was directed at the procedural maneuver, the underlying bill, or both. No committee discussion is available, so specific substantive disagreements cannot be identified from the provided record.
Adopting permanent rules for the House of Representatives, further providing for definitions, for order of business, for fiscal notes, for consideration of bills, for third consideration and final passage bills, for House and concurrent resolutions, for standing committees and subcommittees, for powers and duties of standing committees and subcommittees, for public hearings, for discharge of committees, for lay on the table and for previous question.