Texas House Joint Resolution 2 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 84-15)
Status: Passed on July 14 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-07-14 - Filed with the Secretary of State
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to establish a temporary limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes; to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads; to adjust the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in certain exemption amounts; to except certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations; and to authorize the legislature to provide for a four-year term of office for a member of the governing body of certain appraisal entities.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to establish a temporary limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes; to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads; to adjust the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in certain exemption amounts; to except certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations; and to authorize the legislature to provide for a four-year term of office for a member of the governing body of certain appraisal entities.

Rep. William Metcalf [R]	Rep. Morgan Meyer [R]	Rep. Dustin Burrows [R]	Rep. Richard Raymond [D]
Rep. Shawn Thierry [D]	Rep. Stephen Allison [R]	Rep. Charles Anderson [R]	Rep. Trent Ashby [R]
Rep. Cecil Bell [R]	Rep. Keith Bell [R]	Rep. Ben Bumgarner [R]	Rep. Dewayne Burns [R]
Rep. Angie Button [R]	Rep. Briscoe Cain [R]	Rep. Giovanni Capriglione [R]	Rep. Travis Clardy [R]
Rep. David Cook [R]	Rep. Charles Cunningham [R]	Rep. Drew Darby [R]	Rep. Jay Dean [R]
Rep. Mano DeAyala [R]	Rep. Mark Dorazio [R]	Rep. Frederick Frazier [R]	Rep. Stan Gerdes [R]
Rep. Charlie Geren [R]	Rep. Craig Goldman [R]	Rep. Ryan Guillen [R]	Rep. Sam Harless [R]
Rep. Caroline Harris [R]	Rep. Cody Harris [R]	Rep. Richard Hayes [R]	Rep. Cole Hefner [R]
Rep. Abel Herrero [D]	Rep. Justin Holland [R]	Rep. Lacey Hull [R]	Rep. Carrie Isaac [R]
Rep. Tracy King [D]	Rep. Stan Kitzman [R]	Rep. John Kuempel [R]	Rep. Stan Lambert [R]
Rep. Brooks Landgraf [R]	Rep. Terri Leo-Wilson [R]	Rep. Oscar Longoria [D]	Rep. Janie Lopez [R]
Rep. J.M. Lozano [R]	Rep. John Lujan [R]	Rep. Eddie Morales [D]	Rep. Geanie Morrison [R]
Rep. Candy Noble [R]	Rep. Tom Oliverson [R]	Rep. Angelia Orr [R]	Rep. Jared Patterson [R]
Rep. Dennis Paul [R]	Rep. Four Price [R]	Rep. John Raney [R]	Rep. Glenn Rogers [R]
Rep. Nate Schatzline [R]	Rep. Matthew Shaheen [R]	Rep. Hugh Shine [R]	Rep. Shelby Slawson [R]
Rep. Reggie Smith [R]	Rep. David Spiller [R]	Rep. Lynn Stucky [R]	Rep. Carl Tepper [R]
Rep. Kronda Thimesch [R]	Rep. Ed Thompson [R]	Rep. Steve Toth [R]	Rep. Ellen Troxclair [R]
Rep. Gary Vandeaver [R]	Rep. Cody Vasut [R]	Rep. Terry Wilson [R]	Sen. Paul Bettencourt [R]
Sen. Carol Alvarado [D]	Sen. Brian Birdwell [R]	Sen. Cesar Blanco [D]	Sen. Donna Campbell [R]
Sen. Charles Creighton [R]	Sen. Peter Flores [R]	Sen. Bob Hall [R]	Sen. Kelly Hancock [R]
Sen. Juan Hinojosa [D]	Sen. Joan Huffman [R]	Sen. Bryan Hughes [R]	Sen. Phil King [R]
Sen. Lois Kolkhorst [R]	Sen. Morgan LaMantia [D]	Sen. Jose Menendez [D]	Sen. Mayes Middleton [R]
Sen. Borris Miles [D]	Sen. Robert Nichols [R]	Sen. Tan Parker [R]	Sen. Angela Paxton [R]
Sen. Charles Perry [R]	Sen. Charles Schwertner [R]	Sen. Kevin Sparks [R]	Sen. Drew Springer [R]
Sen. Royce West [D]	Sen. John Whitmire [D]	Sen. Judith Zaffirini [D]

2023-07-13 - Senate - Adopted (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-07-13 - Senate - Adopted (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-07-13 - House - Adopted as amended RV#28 (Y: 132 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2023-07-13 - House - RV#27 (Y: 130 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 13) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-07-14		Filed with the Secretary of State
2023-07-13	Senate	Signed in the Senate
2023-07-13	House	Signed in the House
2023-07-13	House	Reported enrolled
2023-07-13	House	Senate passage reported
2023-07-13	Senate	Record vote
2023-07-13	Senate	Adopted
2023-07-13	Senate	Point of order sustained
2023-07-13	Senate	Point of order
2023-07-13	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA1 Gutierrez
2023-07-13	Senate	Read 2nd time
2023-07-13	Senate	Rules suspended
2023-07-13	Senate	Received from the House
2023-07-13	House	Reported engrossed
2023-07-13	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2023-07-13	House	Record vote RV#28
2023-07-13	House	Adopted as amended
2023-07-13	House	Amendment withdrawn 2-Morales Shaw
2023-07-13	House	Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Article III, Section 40
2023-07-13	House	Amendment(s) offered 2-Morales Shaw
2023-07-13	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2023-07-13	House	Record vote RV#27
2023-07-13	House	Amended 1-Metcalf
2023-07-13	House	Read 2nd time
2023-07-13	House	Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
2023-07-13	Senate	Co-sponsor authorized
2023-07-12	House	Considered in Calendars
2023-07-12	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2023-07-11	House	Committee report distributed
2023-07-11	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2023-07-11	House	Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2023-07-11	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2023-07-11	House	Considered in public hearing
2023-07-11	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2023-07-10	House	Referred to Ways & Means
2023-07-10	House	Read first time
2023-07-10	House	Filed

HB2 (Enabled by) 2023-07-13 - Laid on the table subject to call
SB2 (Enabled by) 2023-07-22 - See remarks for effective date

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=882&Bill=HJR2
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/882/billtext/html/HJ00002I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/882/billtext/html/HJ00002H.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/882/billtext/html/HJ00002E.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/882/billtext/html/HJ00002F.htm
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/882/amendments/html/HJ00002S2F1.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/882/amendments/html/HJ00002H21.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/882/amendments/html/HJ00002H22.HTM
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/882/fiscalnotes/html/HJ00002I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/882/analysis/html/HJ00002H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/882/fiscalnotes/html/HJ00002E.htm
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=882&Bill=HJR2&RcdVtNo=27&Ch=H&Dt=07/13/2023
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=882&Bill=HJR2&RcdVtNo=28&Ch=H&Dt=07/13/2023
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/882/pdf/88S2SJ07-13-F.PDF#page=4