Verification of Eligibility for Homestead Exemption
Summary
Verification of Eligibility for Homestead Exemption; Requires DOR to provide form for specified purpose; authorizing property appraisers to provide tentative verification of eligibility for specified exemptions & discounts; requires such form to indicate specified information; prohibits specified decisions from certain review.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 3, 2024
Signed May 29, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House Mar 4, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Mar 4, 2024
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
12
Committee
14
May 29, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Original reference removed: Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Ways & Means Committee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means Committee
lower
2 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kristen Arrington
DDemocratic
P
TK
Tom Keen
DDemocratic
Co
Allison Tant
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Daley
DDemocratic
Co
Gallop Franklin
DDemocratic
Co
JL
Johanna López
DDemocratic
Co
Katherine Waldron
DDemocratic
Co
Kiyan Michael
RRepublican
Co
Paula Stark
RRepublican
Co
Rita Harris
DDemocratic
Co
SV
Susan Valdés
RRepublican
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