Bill authors
Senate Joint Resolution 1
Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes and 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, authorizing the legislature to prohibit a political subdivision that has adopted an optional residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation from reducing the amount of or repealing the exemption, and prohibiting the enactment of a law that imposes a transfer tax on a transaction that conveys fee simple title to real property.
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Bill stages
Filed
Feb. 24, 2015
Approved by Senate
March 25, 2015
Approved by House
Became law
Bill sponsors
Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R)
Co-Sponsors
- Dwayne Bohac (R)
- Angie Chen Button (R)
- Drew Darby (R)
- Yvonne Davis (D)
- Trey Martinez Fischer (D)
- Jim Murphy (R)
- Tan Parker (R)
- Drew Springer (R)
- Chris Turner (D)
- John Wray (R)
Senate committee
House committee
Bill categories
Related issues
Reducing property taxesLast action
Filed with the Secretary of State June 1, 2015
Actions
| Action | Date | Acting Chamber |
|---|---|---|
| Filed with the Secretary of State | 06/01/2015 | Texas House |
| Signed in the House | 05/31/2015 | Texas House |
| Signed in the Senate | 05/31/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Reported enrolled | 05/29/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported | 05/29/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate concurs in House amendment(s) | 05/29/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read | 05/29/2015 | Texas Senate |
| House amendment(s) laid before the Senate | 05/29/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Record vote | 05/29/2015 | Texas Senate |
| House passage as amended reported | 05/25/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | 05/25/2015 | Texas House |
| Adopted as amended | 05/24/2015 | Texas House |
| Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal | 05/24/2015 | Texas House |
| Adopted | 05/24/2015 | Texas House |
| Amended | 05/24/2015 | Texas House |
| Vote reconsidered | 05/24/2015 | Texas House |
| Amendment withdrawn | 05/24/2015 | Texas House |
| Amendment adopted as amended | 05/24/2015 | Texas House |
| Amendment amended | 05/24/2015 | Texas House |
| Amendment(s) offered | 05/24/2015 | Texas House |
| Read 2nd time | 05/24/2015 | Texas House |
| Record vote | 05/24/2015 | Texas House |
| Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar | 05/24/2015 | Texas House |
| Calendars Committee rule adopted | 05/22/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in Calendars | 05/22/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report sent to Calendars | 05/22/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report distributed | 05/22/2015 | Texas House |
| Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator | 05/21/2015 | Texas House |
| Reported favorably as substituted | 05/21/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee substitute considered in committee | 05/21/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in formal meeting | 05/21/2015 | Texas House |
| Left pending in committee | 05/12/2015 | Texas House |
| Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee | 05/12/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in public hearing | 05/12/2015 | Texas House |
| Referred to Ways & Means | 05/05/2015 | Texas House |
| Read first time | 05/05/2015 | Texas House |
| Received from the Senate | 03/26/2015 | Texas House |
| Reported engrossed | 03/25/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Passed | 03/25/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read 3rd time | 03/25/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Three day rule suspended | 03/25/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Passed to engrossment as amended | 03/25/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Amendment tabled | 03/25/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Vote recorded in Journal | 03/25/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Amended | 03/25/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Amendment(s) offered | 03/25/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read 2nd time | 03/25/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Rules suspended-Regular order of business | 03/25/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Placed on intent calendar | 03/24/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Committee report printed and distributed | 03/23/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Reported favorably as substituted | 03/23/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Testimony taken in committee | 03/17/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Considered in public hearing | 03/17/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Left pending in committee | 03/04/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Scheduled for public hearing on . . . | 03/04/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Referred to Finance | 02/24/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read first time | 02/24/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Filed | 02/24/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Received by the Secretary of the Senate | 02/24/2015 | Texas Senate |
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