Bill:  SJR 29 
Legislative Session: 80(R) Council Document: 80R 6647 JPL-D
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Last Action:05/28/2007 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt all or part of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans from ad valorem taxation and authorizing a change in the manner of determining the amount of the existing exemption from ad valorem taxation to which a disabled veteran is entitled.
Author:Carona | Van de Putte
Coauthor:Shapleigh | Uresti
Sponsor:Flores
Subjects:Disabilities, Persons with (I0380)
Military & Veterans (I0535)
Property Interests--Homestead (I0616)
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
Taxation--Property-Exemptions (I0793)
Enabling Information:Enabling legislation is SB 666.
Senate Committee:Finance
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=11   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=4
House Committee:Ways & Means
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=6   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=3
Actions: (ascending date order)
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Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      02/15/2007    
S   Filed      02/15/2007    
S   Read first time      03/06/2007     412
S   Referred to Finance      03/06/2007     412
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      04/26/2007    
S   Considered in public hearing      04/26/2007    
S   Left pending in committee      04/26/2007    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      04/30/2007    
S   Considered in public hearing       04/30/2007    
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments       04/30/2007     1494
S   Committee report printed and distributed      04/30/2007   08:22 PM 
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/02/2007    
S   Co-author authorized      05/03/2007     1634
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business       05/03/2007     1642
S   Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment       05/03/2007     1642
S   Vote recorded in Journal       05/03/2007     1642
S   Three day rule suspended       05/03/2007     1643
S   Record vote       05/03/2007     1643
S   Read 3rd time       05/03/2007     1643
S   Passed       05/03/2007     1643
S   Record vote       05/03/2007     1643
S   Reported engrossed       05/03/2007    
H   Received from the Senate      05/03/2007     3081
H   Read first time      05/04/2007     3181
H   Referred to Ways & Means      05/04/2007     3181
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . .      05/15/2007    
H   Considered in public hearing      05/15/2007    
H   Testimony taken in committee      05/15/2007    
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      05/15/2007    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/17/2007     4571
H   Committee report printed and distributed      05/17/2007   09:28 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/18/2007    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/20/2007    
H   Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar       05/21/2007    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/21/2007    
H   Vote reconsidered in committee       05/21/2007    
H   Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar      05/22/2007    
H   Read 2nd time      05/22/2007     5081
H   Amended   1-McReynolds   05/22/2007     5081
H   Adopted as amended      05/22/2007     5082
H   Record vote   RV#1605   05/22/2007     5082
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/22/2007     5083
S   House passage as amended reported      05/22/2007     2850
S   House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/24/2007     3554
S   Read      05/24/2007     3555
S   Senate concurs in House amendment(s)      05/24/2007     3555
S   Record vote      05/24/2007     3555
H   Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported      05/24/2007     5842
S   Reported enrolled      05/24/2007    
S   Signed in the Senate      05/25/2007     4495
H   Signed in the House      05/25/2007     6449
E   Filed with the Secretary of State      05/28/2007     5320