Bill:  SB 4 
Legislative Session: 89(R) Council Document: 89R 8154 LHC/KJE-D
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Last Action:06/16/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.
Author:Bettencourt | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | Creighton | Eckhardt | Flores | Gutierrez | Hagenbuch | Hall | Hancock | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | Hughes | King | Kolkhorst | Menéndez | Middleton | Nichols | Parker | Paxton | Perry | Schwertner | Sparks | West | Zaffirini
Coauthor:Miles
Sponsor:Meyer | Martinez Fischer | Bonnen | Hunter | Turner
Cosponsor:Alders | Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | Bowers | Buckley | Bucy | Bumgarner | Button | Cain | Campos | Capriglione | Cook | Cortez | Cunningham | Curry | Darby | Davis, Aicha | Dean | DeAyala | Dorazio | Dutton | Dyson | Fairly | Flores | Frank | Gámez | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Garcia, Josey | Garcia, Linda | Gates | Gerdes | Geren | Gervin-Hawkins | Goodwin | Guillen | Harless | Harris | Harris Davila | Hefner | Hickland | Howard | Hull | Isaac | Johnson | Kerwin | King | Kitzman | Lalani | Lambert | Landgraf | Leach | Leo Wilson | Lopez, Janie | Lopez, Ray | Louderback | Lozano | Lujan | Manuel | Martinez | McLaughlin | McQueeney | Metcalf | Meza | Morales, Eddie | Morgan | Muñoz | Noble | Oliverson | Ordaz | Orr | Patterson | Paul | Perez, Mary Ann | Perez, Vincent | Phelan | Pierson | Plesa | Raymond | Reynolds | Schoolcraft | Shaheen | Shofner | Slawson | Smithee | Spiller | Swanson | Tinderholt | Toth | Troxclair | VanDeaver | Vasut | Villalobos | Vo | Ward Johnson | Wharton | Wilson | Zwiener
Subjects:Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance (I0250)
Property Interests--Homestead (I0616)
Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (I0792)
Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection (I0798)
Taxation--Property-Exemptions (I0793)
Taxation--Property-Tax Rate (I0794)
Taxation--School District (I0785)
EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS (V9941)
EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)
Companion:HB 2611 by Raymond, Identical
Enabling Information:Enabling legislation for SJR 2.
Remarks:This Act takes effect immediately, except Article 1 takes effect on the date of official canvass showing adoption of SJR 2, but only if SJR 2 is approved by the voters.
Senate Committee:Local Government
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=7   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:Ways & Means
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=11   Nays=1   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      02/06/2025    
S   Filed      02/06/2025    
S   Read first time      02/07/2025     203
S   Referred to Local Government      02/07/2025     203
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      02/11/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      02/11/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      02/11/2025    
S   Vote taken in committee      02/11/2025    
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      02/11/2025     228
S   Committee report printed and distributed      02/11/2025   12:35 PM 
S   Placed on intent calendar      02/12/2025    
S   Co-author authorized      02/13/2025     261
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      02/13/2025     238
S   Read 2nd time      02/13/2025     238
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Bettencourt   02/13/2025     238
S   Amended      02/13/2025     239
S   Vote recorded in Journal      02/13/2025     239
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Bettencourt   02/13/2025     239
S   Amended      02/13/2025     240
S   Vote recorded in Journal      02/13/2025     240
S   Passed to engrossment as amended      02/13/2025     240
S   Vote recorded in Journal      02/13/2025     241
S   Three day rule suspended      02/13/2025     241
S   Record vote      02/13/2025     241
S   Read 3rd time      02/13/2025     241
S   Passed      02/13/2025     241
S   Record vote      02/13/2025     241
S   Statement(s) submitted      02/13/2025     241
S   Reported engrossed      02/13/2025     262
H   Received from the Senate      02/18/2025     254
H   Read first time      03/25/2025     765
H   Referred to Ways & Means      03/25/2025   03:26 PM  765
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/05/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      05/05/2025    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      05/05/2025    
H   Left pending in committee      05/05/2025    
H   Considered in formal meeting      05/05/2025    
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      05/05/2025    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/09/2025     3930
H   Committee report distributed      05/09/2025   10:47 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/10/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/16/2025    
H   Placed on Major State Calendar      05/20/2025    
H   Read 2nd time      05/20/2025     5134
H   Amended   1-Meyer   05/20/2025     5134
H   Record vote   RV#3054   05/20/2025     5135
H   Amendment tabled   2-Olcott and Hopper   05/20/2025     5135
H   Record vote   RV#3055   05/20/2025     5135
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/20/2025     5136
H   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/20/2025     5137
H   Record vote   RV#3056   05/20/2025     5137
H   Rules suspended      05/20/2025     5197
H   Additional sponsor(s) authorized      05/20/2025     5197
H   Read 3rd time      05/21/2025     5224
H   Passed      05/21/2025     5224
H   Record vote   RV#3116   05/21/2025     5224
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/21/2025     5225
S   House passage as amended reported      05/21/2025     2324
S   House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/29/2025     3161
S   Read      05/29/2025     3161
S   Senate concurs in House amendment(s)      05/29/2025     3161
S   Record vote      05/29/2025     3161
H   Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported      05/29/2025     7128
S   Reported enrolled      05/30/2025     3670
S   Signed in the Senate      05/31/2025     3706
H   Signed in the House      06/01/2025     7575
E   Sent to the Governor      06/01/2025     3828
E   Signed by the Governor      06/16/2025     3862
E   See remarks for effective date      06/16/2025