Bill Title: Relating to an increase in the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district, a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount, and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-11 - Referred to Finance [SB515 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Paul Bettencourt [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-007	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Brian Birdwell [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-022	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Donna Campbell [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-025	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Charles Creighton [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-004	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Kevin Eltife [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-001	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Bob Hall [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-002	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Lois Kolkhorst [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-018	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Robert Nichols [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-003	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Charles Perry [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-028	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Charles Schwertner [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-005	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Larry Taylor [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-011	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Nicholas Taylor [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-008	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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