Relating to the appraisal of land for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land following a transfer between family members.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2019
Last action Apr 15, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 10, 2019
How they voted
114–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 115
Apr 10, 2019
D
Democratic48
100% Yea
R
Republican67
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Apr 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Property Tax
upper
Apr 15, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cole Hefner
RRepublican
P
DS
Drew Springer
RRepublican
P
SS
Scott Sanford
RRepublican
P
Terry Canales
DDemocratic
Co
BL
Ben Leman
RRepublican
Co
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
Co
Candy Noble
RRepublican
Co
Jared Patterson
RRepublican
Co
Jay Dean
RRepublican
Co
JM
Jim Murphy
RRepublican
Co
LS
Lynn Stucky
RRepublican
Co
ML
Mike Lang
RRepublican
Co
Rhetta Bowers
DDemocratic
Co
Ryan Guillen
RRepublican
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