Texas Senate Joint Resolution 20 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on May 5 2015 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-05-26 - Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision other than a school district to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the market value of an individual's residence homestead and authorizing the legislature to prohibit the governing body of any political subdivision that adopts an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a percentage or a dollar amount, of the market value of an individual's residence homestead from reducing the amount of or repealing the exemption.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision other than a school district to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the market value of an individual's residence homestead and authorizing the legislature to prohibit the governing body of any political subdivision that adopts an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a percentage or a dollar amount, of the market value of an individual's residence homestead from reducing the amount of or repealing the exemption.

Sen. Kirk Watson [D]

Rep. Eddie Rodriguez [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-26	House	Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
2015-05-24	House	Considered in Calendars
2015-05-24	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2015-05-23	House	Committee report distributed
2015-05-23	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2015-05-21	House	Reported favorably as substituted
2015-05-21	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2015-05-21	House	Considered in formal meeting
2015-05-19	House	Left pending in committee
2015-05-19	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2015-05-19	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2015-05-19	House	Considered in public hearing
2015-05-19	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2015-05-06	House	Referred to Ways & Means
2015-05-06	House	Read first time
2015-05-06	House	Received from the Senate
2015-05-05	Senate	Reported engrossed
2015-05-05	Senate	Record vote
2015-05-05	Senate	Passed
2015-05-05	Senate	Read 3rd time
2015-05-05	Senate	Record vote
2015-05-05	Senate	Three day rule suspended
2015-05-05	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2015-05-05	Senate	Passed to engrossment as amended
2015-05-05	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2015-05-05	Senate	Amended
2015-05-05	Senate	Amendment(s) offered
2015-05-05	Senate	Read 2nd time
2015-05-05	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2015-05-05	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2015-05-04	Senate	Not again placed on intent calendar
2015-04-28	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2015-04-27	Senate	Committee report printed and distributed
2015-04-27	Senate	Reported favorably as substituted
2015-04-22	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2015-03-04	Senate	Left pending in committee
2015-03-04	Senate	Testimony taken in committee
2015-03-04	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2015-03-04	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2015-03-02	Senate	Left pending in committee
2015-03-02	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2015-03-02	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2015-02-02	Senate	Referred to Finance
2015-02-02	Senate	Read first time
2015-01-07	Senate	Filed
2015-01-07	Senate	Received by the Secretary of the Senate

SB279 (Enabled by) 2015-05-26 - Placed on General State Calendar

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=SJR20
Text	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84R/billtext/html/SJ00020I.htm
Text	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84R/billtext/html/SJ00020S.htm
Text	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84R/billtext/html/SJ00020E.htm
Text	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84R/billtext/html/SJ00020H.htm