Bill:  SJR 2 
Legislative Session: 88(1) Council Document: 88S1 75 CJC/KJE/TJB-D
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Last Action:06/27/2023 H Received from the Senate
Caption Version:Engrossed
Caption Text:Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads, to adjust the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in certain exemption amounts, and to except certain appropriations to pay for school district ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.
Author:Bettencourt
Coauthor:Alvarado | Blanco | Hinojosa | Hughes | King | LaMantia | Middleton | Paxton | Whitmire | Zaffirini
Subjects:Aging (I0015)
Disabilities, Persons with (I0380)
Legislature (I0520)
Property Interests--Homestead (I0616)
Property Interests--Personal Property (I0600)
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
State Finances--Appropriations (I0746)
Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (I0792)
Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection (I0798)
Taxation--Property-Exemptions (I0793)
Taxation--School District (I0785)
Companion:SJR 1 by Bettencourt, Duplicate
Enabling Information:Enabling legislation is SB 26.
Senate Committee:Finance
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=16   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      06/20/2023    
S   Filed      06/20/2023    
S   Co-author authorized      06/20/2023     34
S   Read first time      06/20/2023     32
S   Referred to Finance      06/20/2023     32
S   Posting rule suspended      06/20/2023     32
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      06/20/2023    
S   Considered in public hearing      06/20/2023    
S   Vote taken in committee      06/20/2023    
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      06/20/2023     35
S   Printing rule suspended      06/20/2023     32
S   Ordered not printed      06/20/2023     32
S   Laid before the Senate      06/20/2023     32
S   Rules suspended      06/20/2023     32
S   Read 2nd time      06/20/2023     32
S   Adopted      06/20/2023     32
S   Record vote      06/20/2023     32
H   Received from the Senate      06/27/2023     18