Bill:  SJR 13 
Legislative Session: 80(R) Council Document: 80R 4478 JRD-D
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Last Action:02/22/2007 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for public school purposes on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect any reduction in the rate of those taxes for the 2006 and 2007 tax years.
Author:Averitt
Coauthor:Brimer | Deuell | Eltife | Estes | Fraser | Hegar | Jackson, Mike | Nelson | Patrick, Dan | Seliger | Shapleigh | Uresti | Watson | Wentworth | Williams | Zaffirini
Sponsor:Berman | Naishtat | McReynolds | Flynn | Goolsby
Cosponsor:Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchía | Bohac | Burnam | Cook, Robby | Crabb | Creighton | Delisi | Driver | Dukes | Farabee | Gallego | Giddings | Gonzales | Gonzalez Toureilles | Hardcastle | Herrero | Hochberg | Homer | Hopson | Hughes | Jackson, Jim | King, Tracy O. | Leibowitz | Mallory Caraway | Orr | Ortiz, Jr. | Pena | Smith, Todd | Swinford | Vaught | Veasey | Vo | West, George "Buddy" | Zedler
Subjects:Aging (I0015)
Disabilities, Persons with (I0380)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance (I0250)
Legislature (I0520)
Property Interests--Homestead (I0616)
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
State Finances--Appropriations (I0746)
State Finances--Budget (I0747)
State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)
Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection (I0798)
Taxation--Property-Exemptions (I0793)
Taxation--Property-Tax Rate (I0794)
Taxation--School District (I0785)
Companion:HJR 1 by Berman, Similar
HJR 60 by Chisum, Similar
Enabling Information:Enabling legislation is HB 5.
Senate Committee:Finance
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=10   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=3   Absent=2
House Committee:Ways & Means
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=5   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=4
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
E   Filed with the Secretary of State      02/22/2007     315
H   Signed in the House      02/22/2007     573
H   Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported      02/22/2007     574
S   Signed in the Senate       02/21/2007     268
S   Reported enrolled       02/21/2007    
S   Record vote       02/21/2007     258
S   Senate concurs in House amendment(s)       02/21/2007     258
S   Read       02/21/2007     258
S   House amendment(s) laid before the Senate       02/21/2007     257
S   Co-author authorized       02/21/2007     251
S   House passage as amended reported       02/20/2007     233
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal       02/19/2007     478
H   Record vote   RV#55   02/19/2007     478
H   Adopted as amended       02/19/2007     478
H   Amended   1-B. Cook, Keffer, Otto, Villarreal, Ritter, and McReynolds   02/19/2007     477
H   Read 2nd time       02/19/2007     477
H   Laid out in lieu of companion   HJR 1    02/19/2007     477
H   Committee report sent to Calendars       02/15/2007    
H   Committee report printed and distributed       02/15/2007   03:47 PM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator       02/15/2007     504
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)       02/15/2007    
H   Considered in formal meeting       02/15/2007    
H   Scheduled for formal meeting on . . . .       02/15/2007    
H   Referred to Ways & Means       02/15/2007     471
H   Read first time       02/15/2007     471
H   Received from the Senate       02/15/2007     472
S   Reported engrossed       02/14/2007    
S   Record vote       02/14/2007     211
S   Passed       02/14/2007     211
S   Read 3rd time       02/14/2007     211
S   Reason for vote recorded in Journal       02/14/2007     211
S   Record vote       02/14/2007     211
S   Three day rule suspended       02/14/2007     211
S   Record vote       02/14/2007     211
S   Passed to engrossment as amended       02/14/2007     211
S   Vote recorded in Journal       02/14/2007     210
S   Amended       02/14/2007     210
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Averitt   02/14/2007     210
S   Read 2nd time       02/14/2007     210
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business       02/14/2007     210
S   Placed on intent calendar       02/12/2007    
S   Committee report printed and distributed       02/07/2007   12:48 PM 
S   Reported favorably as substituted       02/07/2007     180
S   Considered in public hearing       02/07/2007    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .       02/07/2007    
S   No action taken in committee      02/06/2007    
S   Left pending in committee      02/05/2007    
S   Testimony taken in committee      02/05/2007    
S   Considered in public hearing      02/05/2007    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      02/02/2007    
S   Referred to Finance      01/29/2007     115
S   Read first time      01/29/2007     115
S   Filed      01/26/2007    
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      01/26/2007