Bill:  SJR 1 
Legislative Session: 85(R) Council Document: 85R 3735 CJC-D
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Last Action:05/25/2017 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a first responder who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty.
Author:Campbell | Menéndez | Uresti | Zaffirini
Coauthor:Bettencourt | Hinojosa | Lucio | Rodríguez | Taylor, Larry
Sponsor:Fallon | Button | Turner | Raymond | Geren
Cosponsor:Alonzo | Anchía | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Ashby | Bailes | Bell | Bernal | Biedermann | Blanco | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | Bonnen, Greg | Burkett | Burns | Burrows | Cain | Canales | Capriglione | Cook | Cortez | Cosper | Craddick | Cyrier | Dale | Darby | Dean | Elkins | Faircloth | Flynn | Frank | Frullo | Gervin-Hawkins | Gonzales, Larry | Guerra | Guillen | Hefner | Herrero | Hinojosa, Gina | Holland | Howard | Hunter | Isaac | Keough | King, Phil | King, Tracy O. | Klick | Koop | Krause | Kuempel | Lambert | Landgraf | Lang | Larson | Laubenberg | Leach | Lozano | Lucio III | Martinez, "Mando" | Metcalf | Meyer | Miller | Minjarez | Moody | Morrison, Geanie W. | Muñoz, Jr. | Murr | Neave | Oliverson | Paddie | Parker | Paul | Perez | Phelan | Phillips | Pickett | Rinaldi | Roberts | Rodriguez, Eddie | Rodriguez, Justin | Romero, Jr. | Sanford | Schaefer | Schofield | Schubert | Shaheen | Sheffield | Shine | Simmons | Springer | Stephenson | Stucky | Swanson | Thompson, Ed | Tinderholt | Uresti, Tomas | VanDeaver | White | Wilson | Workman | Wray | Wu | Zedler | Zerwas
Subjects:Fire Fighters & Police--General (I0370)
Health--Emergency Services & Personnel (I0384)
Law Enforcement (I0510)
Property Interests--Homestead (I0616)
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (I0792)
Taxation--Property-Exemptions (I0793)
Companion:HJR 86 by Button, Identical
HJR 88 by Fallon, Identical
Enabling Information:Enabling legislation is SB 15.
Senate Committee:Finance
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=15   Nays=0   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      05/25/2017     3504
H   Signed in the House      05/24/2017     4804
S   Signed in the Senate      05/24/2017     2963
S   Reported enrolled      05/23/2017     3141
S   House passage reported      05/23/2017     2676
H   Record vote   RV#1670   05/23/2017     4470
H   Adopted      05/23/2017     4470
H   Read 2nd time      05/23/2017     4470
H   Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar      05/23/2017    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/20/2017    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/20/2017    
H   Committee report distributed      05/20/2017   10:03 AM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/19/2017     4004
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      05/18/2017    
H   Considered in formal meeting      05/18/2017    
H   Referred to Ways & Means      05/09/2017   11:04 PM  3152
H   Read first time      05/09/2017     3152
H   Received from the Senate      03/14/2017     656
S   Reported engrossed      03/13/2017     528
S   Record vote      03/13/2017     472
S   Passed      03/13/2017     472
S   Read 3rd time      03/13/2017     472
S   Record vote      03/13/2017     472
S   Three day rule suspended      03/13/2017     472
S   Vote recorded in Journal      03/13/2017     472
S   Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      03/13/2017     472
S   Record vote      03/13/2017     472
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      03/13/2017     472
S   Co-author authorized      03/13/2017     485
S   Placed on intent calendar      03/08/2017    
S   Co-author authorized      03/08/2017     465
S   Committee report printed and distributed      03/01/2017   11:11 AM 
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      03/01/2017     395
S   Considered in public hearing      02/28/2017    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      02/28/2017    
S   Referred to Finance      01/25/2017     118
S   Read first time      01/25/2017     118
S   Filed      12/15/2016    
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      12/15/2016