Texas House Joint Resolution 127 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-23 - Referred to Ways & Means
Pending: House Ways & Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the partially disabled veteran by a charitable organization for less than the market value of the residence homestead or if the charitable organization donated all or part of the purchase price of the residence homestead to the partially disabled veteran and harmonizing certain related provisions of the Texas Constitution.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the partially disabled veteran by a charitable organization for less than the market value of the residence homestead or if the charitable organization donated all or part of the purchase price of the residence homestead to the partially disabled veteran and harmonizing certain related provisions of the Texas Constitution.

Rep. Cecil Bell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-23	House	Referred to Ways & Means
2015-03-23	House	Read first time
2015-03-12	House	Filed

HB3280 (Enabled by) 2015-03-17 - Referred to Ways & Means

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=HJR127
Text	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84R/billtext/html/HJ00127I.htm