Bill:  SJR 2 
Legislative Session: 89(R) Council Document: 89R 8155 LHC-D
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Last Action:05/22/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district.
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 | 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)
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (I0792)
Taxation--Property-Exemptions (I0793)
Taxation--School District (I0785)
Enabling Information:Enabling legislation is SB 4.
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=12   Nays=0   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
 Received by the Secretary of the Senate      02/06/2025    
 Filed      02/06/2025    
 Read first time      02/07/2025     216
 Referred to Local Government      02/07/2025     216
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      02/11/2025    
 Considered in public hearing      02/11/2025    
 Testimony taken in committee      02/11/2025    
 Vote taken in committee      02/11/2025    
 Reported favorably w/o amendments      02/11/2025     228
 Committee report printed and distributed      02/11/2025   12:08 PM 
 Placed on intent calendar      02/12/2025    
 Co-author authorized      02/13/2025     262
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      02/13/2025     242
 Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      02/13/2025     242
 Vote recorded in Journal      02/13/2025     242
 Three day rule suspended      02/13/2025     242
 Record vote      02/13/2025     242
 Read 3rd time      02/13/2025     242
 Passed      02/13/2025     242
 Record vote      02/13/2025     242
 Reported engrossed      02/13/2025     262
 Received from the Senate      02/18/2025     254
 Read first time      04/09/2025     1091
 Referred to Ways & Means      04/09/2025   11:27 AM  1091
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/05/2025    
 Considered in public hearing      05/05/2025    
 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      05/05/2025    
 Left pending in committee      05/05/2025    
 Considered in formal meeting      05/05/2025    
 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      05/05/2025    
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/09/2025     3930
 Committee report distributed      05/09/2025   11:23 PM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      05/10/2025    
 Considered in Calendars      05/16/2025    
 Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar      05/20/2025    
 Read 2nd time      05/20/2025     5139
 Postponed   5/20/25 3:00 PM   05/20/2025     5140
 Laid out as postponed business      05/20/2025     5174
 Adopted      05/20/2025     5174
 Record vote   RV#3092   05/20/2025     5174
 Rules suspended      05/20/2025     5197
 Additional sponsor(s) authorized      05/20/2025     5197
 House passage reported      05/21/2025     2318
 Reported enrolled      05/21/2025     2358
 Signed in the Senate      05/22/2025     2360
 Signed in the House      05/22/2025     5461
 Filed with the Secretary of State      05/22/2025     2434