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TX SJR 84

died on adjournment

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SJR 84 pass?

No. TX SJR 84 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 (2025-05-27): Filed with the Secretary of State

What is TX SJR 84 about?

TX SJR 84 is a joint resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire.”.

Who sponsors TX SJR 84?

Bettencourt, Hefner are the primary sponsors of TX SJR 84, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-04-14
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Filed with the Secretary of State
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Hefnerprimary
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-14

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-04-14

    Permission to introduce

  3. 2025-04-14

    Posting rule suspended

  4. 2025-04-14

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  5. 2025-04-14

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-04-14

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  7. 2025-04-14

    Considered in public hearing

  8. 2025-04-14

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-04-16

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-16

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-04-22

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-04-22

    Committee report printed and distributed

  13. 2025-04-30

    Placed on intent calendar

  14. 2025-05-01

    Co-author authorized

  15. 2025-05-01

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  16. 2025-05-01

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  17. 2025-05-01

    Vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-05-01

    Three day rule suspended

  19. 2025-05-01

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-01

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  21. 2025-05-01

    Passed

    passage

  22. 2025-05-01

    Record vote

  23. 2025-05-01

    Reported engrossed

  24. 2025-05-01

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  25. 2025-05-02

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  26. 2025-05-02

    Referred to Ways & Means

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-05-12

    Considered in public hearing

  28. 2025-05-12

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  29. 2025-05-12

    Left pending in committee

  30. 2025-05-14

    Considered in formal meeting

  31. 2025-05-14

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2025-05-19

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  33. 2025-05-19

    Committee report distributed

  34. 2025-05-20

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  35. 2025-05-22

    Considered in Calendars

  36. 2025-05-24

    Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar

  37. 2025-05-24

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  38. 2025-05-24

    Adopted

    passage

  39. 2025-05-24

    Record vote

  40. 2025-05-24

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-05-25

    House passage reported

    passage

  42. 2025-05-26

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  43. 2025-05-26

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  44. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the House

    passage

  45. 2025-05-27

    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 SJR 84 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-01 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-05-24 · pass · 129-0

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: 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
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: 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
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Geren(C: not voting
    • Davis, Y.: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Jones, V.: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Meza: absent
    • Paul: absent
    • Reynolds: absent
    • Vo: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Craddick: absent
    • Davis, A.: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Gámez: absent
    • Lopez, R.: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Oliverson: absent
    • Simmons: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Walle: absent

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_joint_resolutions/SJR00001_SJR00099/SJR 84.xml

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