Texas Senate Bill 546 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-08 - Co-author authorized
Pending: Senate Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit other than a school district to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead and to the authority of the governing body of any taxing unit that has adopted an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a percentage of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead to reduce the amount of or repeal the exemption.

Relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit other than a school district to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead and to the authority of the governing body of any taxing unit that has adopted an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a percentage of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead to reduce the amount of or repeal the exemption.

Sen. Cesar Blanco [D]

Sen. Sarah Eckhardt [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-08	Senate	Co-author authorized
2023-02-17	Senate	Referred to Local Government
2023-02-17	Senate	Read first time
2023-01-23	Senate	Filed
2023-01-23	Senate	Received by the Secretary of the Senate

SJR31 (Enabling for) 2023-02-17 - Referred to Local Government

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=SB546
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00546I.htm