Relating to the eligibility of land to continue to be appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land if the land is temporarily used for sand mining operations; authorizing a fee.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2019
Last action May 16, 2019
Floor votes · House May 10, 2019
How they voted
112–10
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 136
May 10, 2019
D
Democratic57
84% Yea
R
Republican79
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
13
Committee
14
May 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 14, 2019
Committee
Referred to Property Tax
upper
May 14, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 13, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Transferred to Calendars Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Committee
Referred to Energy Resources
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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