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TX HJR 159

died on adjournment

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to prohibit an individual from receiving an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the individual's residence homestead if the homestead is occupied by a registered sex offender.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HJR 159 pass?

No. TX HJR 159 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 (2025-03-24): Referred to Ways & Means

What is TX HJR 159 about?

TX HJR 159 is a joint resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to prohibit an individual from receiving an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the individual's residence homestead if the homestead is occupied by a registered sex offender.”.

Who sponsors TX HJR 159?

Perez, Vincent is the primary sponsor of TX HJR 159.

Introduced
2025-03-24
Latest action
2025-03-24 — Referred to Ways & Means
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Perez, Vincentprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-24

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-24

    Referred to Ways & Means

    referral-committee

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Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_joint_resolutions/HJR00100_HJR00199/HJR 159.xml

Attribution

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