Texas House Bill 288 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on July 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-25 - Referred to Ways & Means
Pending: House Ways & Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of a portion of the appraised value of a residence homestead based on the median market value of all residence homesteads in this state, a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect any increase in the exemption amount, and the protection of school districts against any resulting loss in local revenue.

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of a portion of the appraised value of a residence homestead based on the median market value of all residence homesteads in this state, a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect any increase in the exemption amount, and the protection of school districts against any resulting loss in local revenue.

Rep. James White [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-25	House	Referred to Ways & Means
2017-07-25	House	Read first time
2017-07-24	House	Filed

HJR42 (Enabling for) 2017-07-25 - Referred to Ways & Means

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=851&Bill=HB288
Text	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/851/billtext/html/HB00288I.htm