Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the 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, to provide supplemental payments to full-time classroom teachers in school districts, and to except certain appropriations to pay for school district ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 28, 2023
Last action Jun 30, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Jun 30, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Jun 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Adopted as amended
upper
Jun 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Jun 28, 2023
Amended
Amendment withdrawn
upper
Jun 28, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Jun 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Jun 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Jun 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Finance
upper
Jun 28, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 24 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
Co
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
Co
Bob Hall
RRepublican
Co
Borris Miles
DDemocratic
Co
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
Co
Brian Birdwell
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Hughes
RRepublican
Co
Carol Alvarado
DDemocratic
Co
Charles Perry
RRepublican
Co
Charles Schwertner
RRepublican
Co
CB
César Blanco
DDemocratic
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