Bill:  SJR 85 
Legislative Session: 89(R) Council Document: 89R 23395 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 authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled.
Author:Bettencourt
Coauthor:Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | Creighton | Flores | Gutierrez | Hagenbuch | Hall | Hancock | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | Hughes | King | Kolkhorst | Menéndez | Middleton | Miles | Nichols | Parker | Paxton | Perry | Schwertner | Sparks | West | Zaffirini
Sponsor:Meyer | Martinez Fischer | Bonnen | Hunter | Bernal
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 | Swanson | Tinderholt | Toth | Troxclair | VanDeaver | Vasut | Villalobos | Vo | Ward Johnson | Wharton | Wilson | Zwiener
Subjects:Aging (I0015)
Disabilities, Persons with (I0380)
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 23.
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: (descending date order)
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Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
E   Filed with the Secretary of State      05/22/2025     2434
H   Signed in the House      05/22/2025     5461
S   Signed in the Senate      05/22/2025     2360
S   Reported enrolled      05/21/2025     2358
S   House passage reported      05/21/2025     2318
H   Additional sponsor(s) authorized      05/20/2025     5197
H   Rules suspended      05/20/2025     5197
H   Record vote   RV#3093   05/20/2025     5175
H   Adopted      05/20/2025     5175
H   Laid out as postponed business      05/20/2025     5175
H   Postponed   5/20/25 3:00 PM   05/20/2025     5140
H   Read 2nd time      05/20/2025     5140
H   Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar      05/20/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/16/2025    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/10/2025    
H   Committee report distributed      05/09/2025   10:47 PM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/09/2025     3930
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      05/05/2025    
H   Considered in formal meeting      05/05/2025    
H   Left pending in committee      05/05/2025    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      05/05/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      05/05/2025    
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/05/2025    
H   Referred to Ways & Means      04/28/2025   04:21 PM  2149
H   Read first time      04/28/2025     2149
H   Received from the Senate      04/24/2025     1937
S   Reported engrossed      04/23/2025     1438
S   Record vote      04/23/2025     1413
S   Passed      04/23/2025     1413
S   Read 3rd time      04/23/2025     1413
S   Record vote      04/23/2025     1413
S   Three day rule suspended      04/23/2025     1413
S   Vote recorded in Journal      04/23/2025     1413
S   Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      04/23/2025     1413
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      04/23/2025     1413
S   Rules suspended-Intent Calendar      04/23/2025     1413
S   Placed on intent calendar      04/23/2025    
S   Co-author authorized      04/23/2025     1438
S   Committee report printed and distributed      04/22/2025   03:27 PM 
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      04/22/2025     1406
S   Vote taken in committee      04/22/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      04/22/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      04/22/2025    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      04/22/2025    
S   Referred to Local Government      04/16/2025     1350
S   Read first time      04/16/2025     1350
S   Permission to introduce      04/16/2025     1349
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      04/14/2025