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TX SJR 78

died on adjournment

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation certain perishable inventory held for sale at retail.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper

Quick answers

Did TX SJR 78 pass?

No. TX SJR 78 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-05): Left pending in committee

What is TX SJR 78 about?

TX SJR 78 is a joint resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation certain perishable inventory held for sale at retail.”.

Who sponsors TX SJR 78?

West, Bettencourt are the primary sponsors of TX SJR 78, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-14
Latest action
2025-05-05 — Left pending in committee
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Westprimary
  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Blancocosponsor
  • Cookcosponsor
  • Florescosponsor
  • Gutierrezcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-14

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-03-14

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-03-26

    Co-author authorized

  4. 2025-04-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  5. 2025-04-07

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-04-22

    Co-author authorized

  7. 2025-05-05

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  8. 2025-05-05

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-05-05

    Testimony taken in committee

  10. 2025-05-05

    Left pending in committee

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Documents

Votes

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Related bills

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_joint_resolutions/SJR00001_SJR00099/SJR 78.xml

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