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Bill:  SJR 1 
Legislative Session: 84(R)
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Last Action:06/01/2015 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption Version:Enrolled
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 reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount, authorizing the legislature to prohibit a political subdivision that has adopted an optional residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation from reducing the amount of or repealing the exemption, and prohibiting the enactment of a law that imposes a transfer tax on a transaction that conveys fee simple title to real property.
Author:Nelson | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Burton | Campbell | Creighton | Estes | Fraser | Hall | Hancock | Huffines | Huffman | Kolkhorst | Lucio | Nichols | Perry | Schwertner | Taylor, Larry | Taylor, Van | Uresti
Sponsor:Bonnen, Dennis
Cosponsor:Bohac | Button | Darby | Davis, Yvonne | Martinez Fischer | Murphy | Parker | Springer | Turner, Chris | Wray
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-State Administration (I0791)
Taxation--School District (I0785)
Companion:HJR 74 by Bohac, Similar
Enabling Information:Enabling legislation is SB 1.
Senate Committee:Finance
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=11   Nays=4   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:Ways & Means
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=10   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
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      06/01/2015     3643
H   Signed in the House      05/31/2015     6020
S   Signed in the Senate      05/31/2015     3603
S   Reported enrolled      05/29/2015     3592
H   Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported      05/29/2015     5566
S   Record vote      05/29/2015     3115
S   Senate concurs in House amendment(s)      05/29/2015     3115
S   Read      05/29/2015     3115
S   House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/29/2015     3112
S   House passage as amended reported      05/25/2015     2087
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/25/2015     4440
H   Record vote   RV#1424   05/24/2015     4439
H   Adopted as amended      05/24/2015     4439
H   Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      05/24/2015     4439
H   Amended   1-D. Bonnen   05/24/2015     4439
H   Amendment withdrawn   3-Y. Davis, et al.   05/24/2015     4439
H   Vote reconsidered      05/24/2015     4439
H   Amendment withdrawn   2-Y. Davis, et al.   05/24/2015     4439
H   Vote reconsidered      05/24/2015     4439
H   Vote reconsidered      05/24/2015     4438
H   Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      05/24/2015     4437
H   Amendment withdrawn   4-Keough, Fletcher, Bohac, Faircloth, Metcalf, and Bell   05/24/2015     4437
H   Amendment adopted as amended   1-D. Bonnen   05/24/2015     4437
H   Amendment amended   3-Y. Davis and Rose   05/24/2015     4436
H   Amendment amended   2-Y. Davis and Rose   05/24/2015     4436
H   Amendment(s) offered   1-D. Bonnen   05/24/2015     4435
H   Read 2nd time      05/24/2015     4435
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/22/2015     4179
H   Record vote   RV#1326   05/22/2015     4178
H   Calendars Committee rule adopted      05/22/2015     4178
H   Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar      05/24/2015    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/22/2015    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/22/2015    
H   Committee report distributed      05/22/2015   08:17 AM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/21/2015     4218
H   Reported favorably as substituted      05/21/2015    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      05/21/2015    
H   Considered in formal meeting      05/21/2015    
H   Left pending in committee      05/12/2015    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      05/12/2015    
H   Considered in public hearing      05/12/2015    
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/12/2015    
H   Referred to Ways & Means      05/05/2015   05:28 PM  2549
H   Read first time      05/05/2015     2549
H   Received from the Senate      03/26/2015     1051
S   Reported engrossed      03/25/2015     639
S   Record vote      03/25/2015     591
S   Passed      03/25/2015     591
S   Read 3rd time      03/25/2015     591
S   Record vote      03/25/2015     591
S   Three day rule suspended      03/25/2015     590
S   Vote recorded in Journal      03/25/2015     584
S   Passed to engrossment as amended      03/25/2015     584
S   Record vote      03/25/2015     584
S   Amendment tabled      03/25/2015     584
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Ellis   03/25/2015     584
S   Vote recorded in Journal      03/25/2015     584
S   Amended      03/25/2015     584
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Hancock   03/25/2015     583
S   Read 2nd time      03/25/2015     583
S   Record vote      03/25/2015     583
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      03/25/2015     583
S   Placed on intent calendar      03/24/2015    
S   Committee report printed and distributed      03/23/2015   03:05 PM 
S   Reported favorably as substituted      03/23/2015     550
S   Testimony taken in committee      03/17/2015    
S   Considered in public hearing      03/17/2015    
S   Left pending in committee      03/04/2015    
S   Testimony taken in committee      03/04/2015    
S   Considered in public hearing      03/04/2015    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/04/2015    
S   Left pending in committee      03/02/2015    
S   Testimony taken in committee      03/02/2015    
S   Considered in public hearing      03/02/2015    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/02/2015    
S   Referred to Finance      02/24/2015     284
S   Read first time      02/24/2015     284
S   Filed      02/24/2015    
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      02/24/2015