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History for 87(1) SJR 4 by Bettencourt

Last Action:
07/14/2021 S Reported engrossed
Council Document:
87S1 143 SMH-D
Caption Version:
Engrossed
Caption Text:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for general elementary and secondary public school purposes on the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled to reflect any statutory reduction from the preceding tax year in the maximum compressed rate of the maintenance and operations taxes imposed for those purposes on the homestead.
Author:
Bettencourt | Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | Creighton | Hall | Hancock | Hinojosa | Huffman | Lucio | Nelson | Nichols | Paxton | Seliger | Taylor
Subjects:
Aging (I0015)
Disabilities, Persons with (I0380)
Property Interests--Homestead (I0616)
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection (I0798)
Taxation--Property-Exemptions (I0793)
Taxation--Property-Tax Rate (I0794)
Taxation--School District (I0785)
Companion:
HJR 12 by Howard, Identical
HJR 21 by Shine, Identical
SJR 1 by Kolkhorst, Duplicate
Enabling Information:
Enabling legislation is SB 12.
Senate Committee:
Local Government
Senate Committee Status:
Out of committee
Senate Committee Vote:
Ayes=8   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Actions are in descending date order.
Viewing Votes: Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment DateSort descending       Time       Journal Page
S   Reported engrossed      07/14/2021     46
S   Record vote      07/14/2021     40
S   Passed      07/14/2021     40
S   Read 3rd time      07/14/2021     40
S   Record vote      07/14/2021     40
S   Three day rule suspended      07/14/2021     40
S   Record vote      07/14/2021     40
S   Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      07/14/2021     40
S   Laid before the Senate      07/14/2021     39
S   Co-author authorized      07/14/2021     46
S   Co-author authorized      07/13/2021     32
S   Committee report printed and distributed      07/12/2021   12:15 PM 
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      07/12/2021     14
S   Testimony taken in committee      07/10/2021    
S   Considered in public hearing      07/10/2021    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      07/10/2021    
S   Referred to Local Government      07/08/2021     5
S   Read first time      07/08/2021     5
S   Filed      07/08/2021    
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      07/08/2021