Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that a political subdivision other than a school district, county, municipality, or junior college district may impose on the residence homesteads of persons who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 15, 2023
Last action May 11, 2023
Floor votes · House May 9, 2023
How they voted
130–10
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 143
May 9, 2023
D
Democratic60
95% Yea
R
Republican83
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
2
May 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
May 11, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 10, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Adopted as amended
lower
May 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 9, 2023
Introduced
Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
lower
May 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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