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TX SJR 2

died on adjournment

Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SJR 2 pass?

No. TX SJR 2 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 (2025-05-22): Filed with the Secretary of State

What is TX SJR 2 about?

TX SJR 2 is a joint resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district.”.

Who sponsors TX SJR 2?

Blanco, Campbell, Cook and 31 others are the primary sponsors of TX SJR 2, joined by 102 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-02-06
Latest action
2025-05-22 — Filed with the Secretary of State
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Blancoprimary
  • Campbellprimary
  • Cookprimary
  • Creightonprimary
  • Eckhardtprimary
  • Floresprimary
  • Gutierrezprimary
  • Hagenbuchprimary
  • Hallprimary
  • Hancockprimary
  • Hinojosa, Adamprimary
  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"primary
  • Huffmanprimary
  • Hughesprimary
  • Kingprimary
  • Kolkhorstprimary
  • Menéndezprimary
  • Middletonprimary
  • Nicholsprimary
  • Parkerprimary
  • Paxtonprimary
  • Perryprimary
  • Schwertnerprimary
  • Sparksprimary
  • Westprimary
  • Zaffiriniprimary
  • Alvaradoprimary
  • Meyerprimary
  • Martinez Fischerprimary
  • Bonnenprimary
  • Hunterprimary
  • Turnerprimary
  • Birdwellprimary
  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Garcia, Joseycosponsor
  • Garcia, Lindacosponsor
  • Gatescosponsor
  • Gerdescosponsor
  • Gervin-Hawkinscosponsor
  • Goodwincosponsor
  • Guillencosponsor
  • Harlesscosponsor
  • Harriscosponsor
  • Harris Davilacosponsor
  • Hefnercosponsor
  • Hicklandcosponsor
  • Howardcosponsor
  • Hullcosponsor
  • Isaaccosponsor
  • Johnsoncosponsor
  • Kerwincosponsor
  • Kingcosponsor
  • Kitzmancosponsor
  • Lalanicosponsor
  • Lambertcosponsor
  • Landgrafcosponsor
  • Leachcosponsor
  • Leo Wilsoncosponsor
  • Lopez, Janiecosponsor
  • Lopez, Raycosponsor
  • Louderbackcosponsor
  • Lozanocosponsor
  • Lujancosponsor
  • Manuelcosponsor
  • Martinezcosponsor
  • McLaughlincosponsor
  • McQueeneycosponsor
  • Metcalfcosponsor
  • Mezacosponsor
  • Morales, Eddiecosponsor
  • Morgancosponsor
  • Muñozcosponsor
  • Noblecosponsor
  • Oliversoncosponsor
  • Ordazcosponsor
  • Orrcosponsor
  • Pattersoncosponsor
  • Paulcosponsor
  • Perez, Mary Anncosponsor
  • Perez, Vincentcosponsor
  • Phelancosponsor
  • Piersoncosponsor
  • Plesacosponsor
  • Raymondcosponsor
  • Reynoldscosponsor
  • Schoolcraftcosponsor
  • Shaheencosponsor
  • Shofnercosponsor
  • Slawsoncosponsor
  • Smitheecosponsor
  • Spillercosponsor
  • Swansoncosponsor
  • Tinderholtcosponsor
  • Tothcosponsor
  • Troxclaircosponsor
  • VanDeavercosponsor
  • Vasutcosponsor
  • Villaloboscosponsor
  • Vocosponsor
  • Ward Johnsoncosponsor
  • Whartoncosponsor
  • Wilsoncosponsor
  • Zwienercosponsor
  • Milescosponsor
  • Alderscosponsor
  • Allencosponsor
  • Anchíacosponsor
  • Ashbycosponsor
  • Barrycosponsor
  • Bell, Cecilcosponsor
  • Bell, Keithcosponsor
  • Bhojanicosponsor
  • Bowerscosponsor
  • Buckleycosponsor
  • Bucycosponsor
  • Bumgarnercosponsor
  • Buttoncosponsor
  • Caincosponsor
  • Camposcosponsor
  • Capriglionecosponsor
  • Cookcosponsor
  • Cortezcosponsor
  • Cunninghamcosponsor
  • Currycosponsor
  • Darbycosponsor
  • Davis, Aichacosponsor
  • Deancosponsor
  • DeAyalacosponsor
  • Doraziocosponsor
  • Duttoncosponsor
  • Dysoncosponsor
  • Fairlycosponsor
  • Florescosponsor
  • Frankcosponsor
  • Gámezcosponsor
  • Garcia Hernandez, Cassandracosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-06

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-02-06

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-07

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-11

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-02-11

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-02-11

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-02-11

    Vote taken in committee

  9. 2025-02-11

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-02-11

    Committee report printed and distributed

  11. 2025-02-12

    Placed on intent calendar

  12. 2025-02-13

    Co-author authorized

  13. 2025-02-13

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  14. 2025-02-13

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  15. 2025-02-13

    Vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-02-13

    Three day rule suspended

  17. 2025-02-13

    Record vote

  18. 2025-02-13

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  19. 2025-02-13

    Passed

    passage

  20. 2025-02-13

    Record vote

  21. 2025-02-13

    Reported engrossed

  22. 2025-02-18

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  23. 2025-04-09

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  24. 2025-04-09

    Referred to Ways & Means

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-05-05

    Considered in public hearing

  26. 2025-05-05

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  27. 2025-05-05

    Left pending in committee

  28. 2025-05-05

    Considered in formal meeting

  29. 2025-05-05

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2025-05-09

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  31. 2025-05-09

    Committee report distributed

  32. 2025-05-10

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  33. 2025-05-16

    Considered in Calendars

  34. 2025-05-20

    Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar

  35. 2025-05-20

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  36. 2025-05-20

    Postponed

  37. 2025-05-20

    Laid out as postponed business

  38. 2025-05-20

    Adopted

    passage

  39. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  40. 2025-05-20

    Rules suspended

  41. 2025-05-20

    Additional sponsor(s) authorized

  42. 2025-05-21

    House passage reported

    passage

  43. 2025-05-21

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  44. 2025-05-22

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  45. 2025-05-22

    Signed in the House

    passage

  46. 2025-05-22

    Filed with the Secretary of State

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSJR 2 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-02-13 · pass · 30-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Campbell: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-20 · pass · 143-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Ashby: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Buckley: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Kitzman: absent
    • Ples: absent

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