Bill:  HJR 1 
Legislative Session: 89(R) Council Document: 89R 14622 TJB-D
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Last Action:05/20/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.
Author:Meyer | Bonnen | Button | Martinez Fischer | Bernal
Coauthor:Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Bumgarner | Capriglione | Cook | Cortez | Craddick | Cunningham | Curry | Davis, Aicha | Dean | DeAyala | Dorazio | Dyson | Fairly | Frank | Gates | Gerdes | Geren | Guillen | Harless | Harris | Harris Davila | Hefner | Hickland | Hull | Isaac | Kerwin | Kitzman | Lambert | Landgraf | Leach | Leo Wilson | Lopez, Janie | Lopez, Ray | Lujan | Luther | Martinez | McQueeney | Metcalf | Money | Morales, Eddie | Morgan | Muñoz | Noble | Oliverson | Orr | Patterson | Paul | Pierson | Plesa | Raymond | Richardson | Schofield | Shaheen | Shofner | Slawson | Spiller | Swanson | Tepper | Tinderholt | Toth | Troxclair | VanDeaver | Vasut | Wharton
Sponsor:Bettencourt
Cosponsor:Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Creighton | Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Adam | Hughes | King | Kolkhorst | Middleton | Parker | Paxton | Sparks | West
Subjects:Business & Commerce--General (I0050)
Property Interests--Personal Property (I0600)
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (I0792)
Taxation--Property-Exemptions (I0793)
Enabling Information:Enabling legislation is HB 9.
House Committee:Ways & Means
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=12   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Senate Committee:Local Government
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=7   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
E   Filed with the Secretary of State      05/20/2025     5336
S   Signed in the Senate      05/20/2025     2257
S   House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported      05/20/2025     2255
H   Signed in the House      05/20/2025     5202
H   Reported enrolled      05/19/2025   10:12 PM  5207
H   Text of Senate Amendment(s)      05/19/2025     5076
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/19/2025     5077
H   Record vote   RV#2998   05/19/2025     5077
H   House concurs in Senate amendment(s)      05/19/2025     5076
H   Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      05/15/2025   04:50 PM 
H   Senate Amendments distributed      05/15/2025   04:49 PM 
H   Senate passage as amended reported      05/14/2025     4558
S   Record vote      05/14/2025     2084
S   Passed      05/14/2025     2084
S   Read 3rd time      05/14/2025     2084
S   Record vote      05/14/2025     2084
S   Three day rule suspended      05/14/2025     2084
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/14/2025     2084
S   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/14/2025     2084
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/14/2025     2084
S   Amended      05/14/2025     2084
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Bettencourt   05/14/2025     2083
S   Read 2nd time      05/14/2025     2083
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/14/2025     2083
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/14/2025     2132
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/13/2025    
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/13/2025     2070
S   Committee report printed and distributed      05/08/2025   10:18 AM 
S   Reported favorably as substituted      05/07/2025     1863
S   Vote taken in committee      05/05/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      05/05/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/05/2025    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/05/2025    
S   Referred to Local Government      04/03/2025     903
S   Read first time      04/03/2025     903
S   Received from the House      04/02/2025     868
H   Reported engrossed      04/02/2025   02:04 PM  973
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/02/2025     898
H   Record vote   RV#67   04/02/2025     897
H   Adopted      04/02/2025     897
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/02/2025     897
H   Record vote   RV#66   04/02/2025     896
H   Amendment tabled   2-Virdell   04/02/2025     896
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/02/2025     896
H   Record vote   RV#65   04/02/2025     895
H   Amendment tabled   1-Virdell   04/02/2025     893
H   Read 2nd time      04/02/2025     893
H   Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar      04/02/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      03/27/2025    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      03/24/2025    
H   Committee report distributed      03/19/2025   02:18 PM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      03/19/2025     745
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      03/10/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/10/2025    
H   Left pending in committee      03/03/2025    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/03/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/03/2025    
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/03/2025    
H   Posting rule suspended      02/27/2025     322
H   Referred to Ways & Means      02/27/2025   10:13 AM  327
H   Read first time      02/27/2025     327
H   Filed      02/24/2025