Legislative Research: TX HJR59 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 89th Legislature (Introduced) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize a political subdivision other than a school district to establish a limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes that the political subdivision may impose on the residence homesteads of persons who ar... [HJR59 2025 Detail][HJR59 2025 Text][HJR59 2025 Comments] | 2024-11-12 Filed |
| 2023-2024 88th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment. [HJR59 2023 Detail][HJR59 2023 Text][HJR59 2023 Comments] | 2023-02-28 Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence |
| 2021-2022 87th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature and Texas congressional districts and revising procedures for redistricting. [HJR59 2021 Detail][HJR59 2021 Text][HJR59 2021 Comments] | 2021-04-20 Left pending in committee |
| 2019-2020 86th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature and Texas congressional districts and revising procedures for redistricting. [HJR59 2019 Detail][HJR59 2019 Text][HJR59 2019 Comments] | 2019-04-04 Left pending in committee |
| 2017-2018 85th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming by executing a gaming agreement with this state; providing for licensing of persons under the agreement; limiting certain taxes and fees. [HJR59 2017 Detail][HJR59 2017 Text][HJR59 2017 Comments] | 2017-03-22 Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures |
| 2015-2016 84th 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. [HJR59 2015 Detail][HJR59 2015 Text][HJR59 2015 Comments] | 2015-02-26 Referred to Appropriations |
| 2013-2014 83rd Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the rights of individuals to choose or decline to choose health insurance coverage. [HJR59 2013 Detail][HJR59 2013 Text][HJR59 2013 Comments] | 2013-04-25 Committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2011-2012 82nd Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring certain tax bills to be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature. [HJR59 2011 Detail][HJR59 2011 Text][HJR59 2011 Comments] | 2011-05-02 Left pending in committee |
| 2009-2010 81st Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt a percentage of the market value of the residence homesteads of certain partially disabled veterans from ad valorem taxation. [HJR59 2009 Detail][HJR59 2009 Text][HJR59 2009 Comments] | 2009-03-18 Left pending in committee |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Texas HJR59] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Representative John Bucy TX] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
TX HJR59 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature. (2024, November 12). LegiScan. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HJR59/2025
MLA
"TX HJR59 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 12 Nov. 2024. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HJR59/2025>.
Chicago
"TX HJR59 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature." November 12, 2024 LegiScan. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HJR59/2025.
Turabian
LegiScan. TX HJR59 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature. 12 November 2024. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HJR59/2025 (accessed November 22, 2024).
Subjects
Aging
Disabilities, Persons with
Political Subdivisions
Property Interests
Property Interests--Homestead
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
Taxation
Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection
Taxation--Property-Exemptions
Disabilities, Persons with
Political Subdivisions
Property Interests
Property Interests--Homestead
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
Taxation
Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection
Taxation--Property-Exemptions
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB670 | Enabled by | 2024-11-12 | Relating to the authority of a taxing unit other than a school district to establish a limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes that the taxing unit may impose on the residence homesteads of individuals who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses. | Filed |
Texas State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HJR59 |
| Text | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HJ00059I.htm |
