Relating to the eligibility of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2019
Last action May 3, 2019
Floor votes · House May 1, 2019
How they voted
109–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 113
May 1, 2019
D
Democratic46
93% Yea
R
Republican67
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Amendments
2
May 3, 2019
Committee
Referred to Property Tax
upper
May 3, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 1, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended
lower
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 10, 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 12, 2019
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Erin Zwiener
DDemocratic
P
JM
Jim Murphy
RRepublican
P
Ryan Guillen
RRepublican
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