Bill Commons

TX HJR 74

died on adjournment

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide that the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes for the first tax year that the owner of the property qualifies the property for a residence homestead exemption is the market value of the property and that, if the owner purchased the property, the purchase price of the property is considered to be the market value of the property for that tax year and to limit increases in the appraised value of the homestead for subsequent tax years based on the inflation rate.

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

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Did TX HJR 74 pass?

No. TX HJR 74 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 (2025-03-06): Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker

What is TX HJR 74 about?

TX HJR 74 is a joint resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide that the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes for the first tax year that the owner of the property qualifies the property for a residence homestead exemption is the market value of the property and that, if the owner purchased the property, the purchase price of the property is considered to be the market value of the property for that tax year and to limit increases in the appraised value of the homestead for subsequent tax years based on the inflation rate.”.

Who sponsors TX HJR 74?

Toth is the primary sponsor of TX HJR 74.

Introduced
2025-03-06
Latest action
2025-03-06 — Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Tothprimary

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Action timeline

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  1. 2025-03-06

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  2. 2025-03-06

    Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker

    referral-committee

  3. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

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