Legislative Research: TX HJR55 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 89th Legislature (Introduced) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district. [HJR55 2025 Detail][HJR55 2025 Text][HJR55 2025 Comments] | 2024-11-12 Filed |
| 2023-2024 88th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to establish a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem tax purposes and to establish a limit on the value of single-family residences other th... [HJR55 2023 Detail][HJR55 2023 Text][HJR55 2023 Comments] | 2023-02-28 Referred to Ways & Means |
| 2021-2022 87th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a political subdivision other than a school district of a portion of the assessed value of a residence homestead based on the ave... [HJR55 2021 Detail][HJR55 2021 Text][HJR55 2021 Comments] | 2021-03-01 Referred to Ways & Means |
| 2019-2020 86th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate net revenue from the state lottery to support educational programs that benefit classroom teaching in the state's public schools and to prohibit certain lottery advertisements and promotions. [HJR55 2019 Detail][HJR55 2019 Text][HJR55 2019 Comments] | 2019-02-25 Referred to Appropriations |
| 2017 85th Legislature 1st Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes. [HJR55 2017 Detail][HJR55 2017 Text][HJR55 2017 Comments] | 2017-08-08 Filed |
| 2017-2018 85th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the legislature to establish a state gaming commission and to authorize and provide for the regulation of gaming conducted at certain locations in this state, authorizing federally recognized Indian trib... [HJR55 2017 Detail][HJR55 2017 Text][HJR55 2017 Comments] | 2017-03-22 Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures |
| 2015-2016 84th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to a person's free exercise of religion. [HJR55 2015 Detail][HJR55 2015 Text][HJR55 2015 Comments] | 2015-03-03 Referred to State Affairs |
| 2013-2014 83rd Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to require the approval of a majority of the state legislatures before Congress may increase the federal debt. [HJR55 2013 Detail][HJR55 2013 Text][HJR55 2013 Comments] | 2013-02-11 Referred to Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select |
| 2011-2012 82nd Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit a hospital district from using tax revenue to finance the performance of an abortion. [HJR55 2011 Detail][HJR55 2011 Text][HJR55 2011 Comments] | 2011-03-24 No action taken in committee |
| 2009-2010 81st Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit the voters of a county to allow county and any municipal ad valorem taxes to be imposed on certain real property on the basis of a five-year average taxable value. [HJR55 2009 Detail][HJR55 2009 Text][HJR55 2009 Comments] | 2009-03-11 Left pending in committee |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Texas HJR55] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Representative Christina Morales TX] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
TX HJR55 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature. (2024, November 12). LegiScan. Retrieved January 12, 2025, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HJR55/2025
MLA
"TX HJR55 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 12 Nov. 2024. Web. 12 Jan. 2025. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HJR55/2025>.
Chicago
"TX HJR55 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature." November 12, 2024 LegiScan. Accessed January 12, 2025. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HJR55/2025.
Turabian
LegiScan. TX HJR55 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature. 12 November 2024. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HJR55/2025 (accessed January 12, 2025).
Subjects
Education
Education--Primary & Secondary
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance
Property Interests
Property Interests--Homestead
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
Taxation
Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts
Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection
Taxation--Property-Exemptions
Taxation--School District
Education--Primary & Secondary
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance
Property Interests
Property Interests--Homestead
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
Taxation
Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts
Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection
Taxation--Property-Exemptions
Taxation--School District
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB378 | Enabled by | 2024-11-12 | Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue. | Filed |
Texas State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HJR55 |
| Text | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HJ00055I.htm |
