TAX EXEMPTIONS: Constitutional amendment to extend special assessment for, and exemptions for disabled veterans and their spouses, and for surviving spouses of military personnel, law enforcement and fire protection officers, and first responders from, ad valorem tax purposes on homesteads to apply to persons with usufruct when naked ownership is in trust. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2018
Last action May 18, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
2
May 17, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 31 yeas and 0 nays.
legislature
May 16, 2018
Introduced
Received from the House with amendments.
legislature
May 16, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 84, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
legislature
May 8, 2018
Introduced
Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments.
legislature
May 7, 2018
Committee
Reported with amendments (6-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
legislature
May 2, 2018
Committee
Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
legislature
May 1, 2018
Committee
Reported with amendments (9-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
legislature
Apr 11, 2018
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
legislature
Apr 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
legislature
Mar 26, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Reported favorably.
legislature
Mar 12, 2018
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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