Bill:  HJR 48 
Legislative Session: 82(R) Council Document: 82R 49 UM-D
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Last Action:05/13/2011 S Referred to Finance
Caption Version:Engrossed
Caption Text:Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran in an amount equal to the amount of the residence homestead exemption to which the disabled veteran was entitled on the same property.
Author:Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Farias | McClendon | Carter | Miller, Sid
Coauthor:Aliseda | Beck | Bohac | Bonnen | Brown | Callegari | Coleman | Creighton | Davis, Sarah | Dutton | Farrar | Fletcher | Frullo | Gallego | Gonzales, Veronica | Gonzalez, Naomi | Gooden | Guillen | Hamilton | Harper-Brown | Howard, Donna | Hughes | King, Phil | Kleinschmidt | Kolkhorst | Legler | Lozano | Munoz, Jr. | Patrick, Diane | Paxton | Pickett | Quintanilla | Riddle | Scott | Sheffield | Shelton | Taylor, Larry | Thompson | Torres | Truitt | Veasey | White | Workman | Zerwas
Subjects:Disabilities, Persons with (I0380)
Military & Veterans (I0535)
Property Interests--Homestead (I0616)
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
Taxation--Property-Exemptions (I0793)
Companion:SJR 21 by Patrick, Similar
HJR 52 by McClendon, Duplicate
Enabling Information:Enabling legislation is HB 472.
House Committee:Ways & Means
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=10   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Senate Committee:Finance
Status:In committee
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
S   Referred to Finance      05/13/2011     2307
S   Read first time      05/13/2011     2307
S   Received from the House      05/13/2011     2274
H   Reported engrossed      05/12/2011   10:01 PM  3968
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/12/2011     3718
H   Record vote   RV#1025   05/12/2011     3718
H   Adopted      05/12/2011     3718
H   Read 2nd time      05/12/2011     3718
H   Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar      05/12/2011    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/10/2011    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/09/2011    
H   Committee report distributed      05/07/2011   05:01 PM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/07/2011     3300
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      05/06/2011    
H   Considered in formal meeting      05/06/2011    
H   Left pending in committee      05/02/2011    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      05/02/2011    
H   Considered in public hearing      05/02/2011    
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/02/2011    
H   Referred to Ways & Means      02/17/2011     407
H   Read first time      02/17/2011     407
H   Filed      12/22/2010