Texas Senate Joint Resolution 57 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-25 - Referred to Finance
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes, 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, and extending the number of days that certain tangible personal property that is exempt from ad valorem taxation due to its temporary location in this state may remain located in this state before forfeiting the right to the exemption.

Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes, 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, and extending the number of days that certain tangible personal property that is exempt from ad valorem taxation due to its temporary location in this state may remain located in this state before forfeiting the right to the exemption.

Sen. Paul Bettencourt [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-25	Senate	Referred to Finance
2015-03-25	Senate	Read first time
2015-03-13	Senate	Filed
2015-03-13	Senate	Received by the Secretary of the Senate

SB1694 (Enabled by) 2015-03-23 - Referred to Finance

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=SJR57
Text	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84R/billtext/html/SJ00057I.htm