Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes and to except certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2023
Last action May 2, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 13, 2023
How they voted
134–8
Passed
Total votes 142
Apr 13, 2023
D
Democratic60
86% Yea
R
Republican82
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
1
May 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
May 2, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Introduced
Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Calendars Committee rule adopted
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 83 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dustin Burrows
RRepublican
P
Greg Bonnen
RRepublican
P
Morgan Meyer
RRepublican
P
Richard Raymond
DDemocratic
P
ST
Shawn Thierry
RRepublican
Co
AH
Abel Herrero
DDemocratic
Co
AM
Andy Murr
RRepublican
Co
Angelia Orr
RRepublican
Co
Angie Button
RRepublican
Co
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Bumgarner
RRepublican
Co
Bobby Guerra
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
Co
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
Co
Brooks Landgraf
RRepublican
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