Bill Commons

TX SJR 15

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 market value of all new improvements to the property.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SJR 15 pass?

No. TX SJR 15 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 (2025-02-03): Referred to Local Government

What is TX SJR 15 about?

TX SJR 15 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 market value of all new improvements to the property.”.

Who sponsors TX SJR 15?

Flores is the primary sponsor of TX SJR 15.

Introduced
2024-11-12
Latest action
2025-02-03 — Referred to Local Government
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Floresprimary

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  2. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  3. 2024-11-12

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  4. 2024-11-12

    Filed

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Related bills

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