Bill authors
House Joint Resolution 75
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran who died before the law authorizing a residence homestead exemption for such a veteran took effect.
Read the full Bill Text and Amendments
Bill stages
Filed
Jan. 28, 2015
Approved by House
April 22, 2015
Approved by Senate
May 24, 2015
Became law
Coauthors
Bill sponsors
Sen. Larry Taylor (R)
Co-Sponsors
- Juan Hinojosa (D)
Senate committee
House committee
Last action
Filed with the Secretary of State May 28, 2015
Actions
| Action | Date | Acting Chamber |
|---|---|---|
| Filed with the Secretary of State | 05/28/2015 | Texas House |
| Signed in the Senate | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Signed in the House | 05/27/2015 | Texas House |
| Reported enrolled | 05/26/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate passage reported | 05/25/2015 | Texas House |
| Passed | 05/24/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read 3rd time | 05/24/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Record vote | 05/24/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Three day rule suspended | 05/24/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading | 05/24/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Vote recorded in Journal | 05/24/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Rules suspended-Regular order of business | 05/24/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Co-sponsor authorized | 05/24/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Placed on intent calendar | 05/19/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Committee report printed and distributed | 05/14/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Reported favorably w/o amendments | 05/14/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Considered in public hearing | 05/14/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Scheduled for public hearing on . . . | 05/14/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Referred to Finance | 05/06/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read first time | 05/06/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Received from the House | 04/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Reported engrossed | 04/22/2015 | Texas House |
| Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | 04/22/2015 | Texas House |
| Record vote | 04/22/2015 | Texas House |
| Adopted | 04/22/2015 | Texas House |
| Laid out as postponed business | 04/22/2015 | Texas House |
| Postponed | 04/16/2015 | Texas House |
| Read 2nd time | 04/16/2015 | Texas House |
| Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar | 04/16/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in Calendars | 04/14/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report sent to Calendars | 04/06/2015 | Texas House |
| Transferred to Calendars Committee | 04/06/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in Local & Consent Calendars | 04/06/2015 | Texas House |
| Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar | 04/06/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report distributed | 04/06/2015 | Texas House |
| Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator | 04/02/2015 | Texas House |
| Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) | 04/02/2015 | Texas House |
| Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent | 04/02/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in public hearing | 04/02/2015 | Texas House |
| Left pending in committee | 03/17/2015 | Texas House |
| Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee | 03/17/2015 | Texas House |
| Referred to Ways & Means | 03/02/2015 | Texas House |
| Read first time | 03/02/2015 | Texas House |
| Filed | 01/28/2015 | Texas House |
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