Bill:  SJR 13 
Legislative Session: 79(1) Council Document: 79S1 187 SMH-F
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Last Action:07/19/2005 H Passed to 3rd reading as amended
Caption Version:House Committee Report
Caption Text:Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes and providing for a corresponding adjustment of the limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homesteads of certain persons.
Author:Wentworth
Sponsor:Keffer, Jim | Edwards
Subjects:Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance (I0250)
Property Interests--Homestead (I0616)
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection (I0798)
Taxation--Property-Exemptions (I0793)
Taxation--School District (I0785)
Remarks:Enabling legislation is SB 65.
Senate Committee:Finance
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=14   Nays=1   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:Ways & Means
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=6   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=3
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
H   Reason for vote recorded in Journal      07/20/2005     552
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      07/19/2005     551
H   Record vote   RV#80   07/19/2005     551
H   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      07/19/2005     551
H   Amended   6-Berman   07/19/2005     550
H   Record vote   RV#79   07/19/2005     549
H   Amendment tabled   5-Martinez Fisc   07/19/2005     549
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      07/19/2005     548
H   Record vote   RV#78   07/19/2005     548
H   Amendment tabled   4-Gallego   07/19/2005     548
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      07/19/2005     547
H   Record vote   RV#77   07/19/2005     546
H   Amendment tabled   3-Coleman   07/19/2005     546
H   Amendment withdrawn   2-Bohac, Howard   07/19/2005     545
H   Amended   1-Berman   07/19/2005     545
H   Read 2nd time      07/19/2005     544
H   Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar      07/19/2005    
H   Considered in Calendars      07/18/2005    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      07/18/2005    
H   Committee report printed and distributed       07/18/2005   06:38 PM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      07/18/2005     555
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      07/18/2005    
H   Considered in formal meeting      07/18/2005    
H   Referred to Ways & Means      07/18/2005     527
H   Read first time      07/18/2005     527
H   Received from the Senate      07/18/2005     529
S   Reported engrossed      07/18/2005    
S   Record vote      07/18/2005     351
S   Passed      07/18/2005     351
S   Read 3rd time      07/18/2005     351
S   Record vote      07/18/2005     351
S   Three day rule suspended      07/18/2005     351
S   Vote recorded in Journal      07/18/2005     351
S   Passed to engrossment as amended      07/18/2005     351
S   Vote recorded in Journal      07/18/2005     351
S   Amended      07/18/2005     351
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA3 Staples   07/18/2005     350
S   Vote recorded in Journal      07/18/2005     350
S   Amended      07/18/2005     350
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Staples   07/18/2005     350
S   Record vote      07/18/2005     349
S   Amendment tabled      07/18/2005     349
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Barrientos   07/18/2005     349
S   Read 2nd time      07/18/2005     349
S   Record vote      07/18/2005     349
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      07/18/2005     349
S   Printing rule suspended      07/18/2005     349
S   Committee report printed and distributed       07/17/2005   04:14 PM 
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      07/17/2005     338
S   Testimony taken in committee      07/17/2005    
S   Considered in public hearing      07/17/2005    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      07/17/2005    
S   Meeting cancelled      07/16/2005    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      07/16/2005    
S   Referred to Finance      06/30/2005     25
S   Read first time      06/30/2005     25
S   Filed      06/28/2005    
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      06/28/2005