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History for 80(R) HJR 1 by Berman

Last Action:
02/19/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call
Council Document:
80R 773 SMH-D
Caption Version:
House Committee Report
Caption Text:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for public school purposes on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect any reduction in the rate of those taxes.
Author:
Berman | McReynolds | Flynn | Goolsby | Naishtat
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchía | Bohac | Burnam | Cook, Robby | Crabb | Creighton | Delisi | Driver | Dukes | Escobar | Farabee | Gallego | Gattis | Giddings | Gonzales | Gonzalez Toureilles | Hardcastle | Herrero | Hochberg | Homer | Hopson | Howard, Donna | Hughes | Jackson, Jim | King, Tracy O. | Leibowitz | Mallory Caraway | Olivo | Orr | Ortiz, Jr. | Pena | Phillips | Smith, Todd | Swinford | Vaught | Veasey | Vo | West, George "Buddy" | Zedler
Subjects:
Aging (I0015)
Property Interests--Homestead (I0616)
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection (I0798)
Taxation--Property-Exemptions (I0793)
Taxation--Property-Tax Rate (I0794)
Taxation--School District (I0785)
Companion:
SJR 13 by Averitt, Similar
SJR 24 by Patrick, Dan, Identical
SJR 27 by Deuell, Identical
Enabling Information:
Enabling legislation is HB 5.
House Committee:
Ways & Means
House Committee Status:
Out of committee
House Committee Vote:
Ayes=8   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Actions are in descending date order.
Description Comment DateSort descending       Time       Journal Page
H   Laid on the table subject to call      02/19/2007     478
H   Companion considered in lieu of   SJR 13   02/19/2007     477
H   Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar      02/19/2007    
H   Considered in Calendars      02/15/2007    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      02/15/2007    
H   Committee report printed and distributed      02/14/2007   10:16 PM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      02/14/2007     472
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      02/14/2007    
H   Testimony taken in committee      02/14/2007    
H   Considered in public hearing      02/14/2007    
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . .      02/14/2007    
H   Posting rule suspended      02/13/2007     439
H   Referred to Ways & Means      01/29/2007     240
H   Read first time      01/29/2007     240
H   Filed      11/13/2006