Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes, to increase the amount of an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads, to adjust the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in certain exemption amounts, 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 both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2023
Last action May 26, 2023
Floor votes · House May 18, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
53
Key actions
14
Committee
15
Amendments
3
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
House grants request for conference committee
lower
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate requests conference committee-reported
lower
May 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate requests conference committee
upper
May 25, 2023
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
May 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
House passage as amended reported
upper
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
May 18, 2023
Introduced
Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
lower
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Finance
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Committee
Rereferred to committee
upper
Mar 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
32 primary · 73 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
P
Bob Hall
RRepublican
P
Borris Miles
DDemocratic
P
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
P
Brian Birdwell
RRepublican
P
Bryan Hughes
RRepublican
P
Carol Alvarado
DDemocratic
P
Charles Perry
RRepublican
P
Charles Schwertner
RRepublican
P
CB
César Blanco
DDemocratic
P
Donna Campbell
RRepublican
P
DS
Drew Springer
RRepublican
P
Dustin Burrows
RRepublican
P
Greg Bonnen
RRepublican
P
Joan Huffman
RRepublican
P
JW
John Whitmire
DDemocratic
P
JM
José Menéndez
DDemocratic
P
Judith Zaffirini
DDemocratic
P
KH
Kelly Hancock
RRepublican
P
Kevin Sparks
RRepublican
P
Lois Kolkhorst
RRepublican
P
Mayes Middleton
RRepublican
P
ML
Morgan LaMantia
DDemocratic
P
Morgan Meyer
RRepublican
P
Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
P
Richard Raymond
DDemocratic
P
Robert Nichols
RRepublican
P
Roland Gutierrez
DDemocratic
P
Royce West
DDemocratic
P
Sarah Eckhardt
DDemocratic
P
ST
Shawn Thierry
RRepublican
P
Tan Parker
RRepublican
Co
Angelia Orr
RRepublican
Co
Angie Button
RRepublican
Co
Ben Bumgarner
RRepublican
Co
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
Co
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
Co
Brooks Landgraf
RRepublican
Co
Candy Noble
RRepublican
Co
Carrie Isaac
RRepublican
Co
Cecil Bell
RRepublican
Co
Charles Cunningham
RRepublican
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