Texas Senate Bill 279 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on May 5 2015 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-05-26 - Placed on General State Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit other than a school district to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead and to the authority of the governing body of any taxing unit that has adopted an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a percentage, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead to reduce the amount of or repeal the exemption.

Relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit other than a school district to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead and to the authority of the governing body of any taxing unit that has adopted an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a percentage, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead to reduce the amount of or repeal the exemption.

Sen. Kirk Watson [D]

Rep. Eddie Rodriguez [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-26	House	Placed on General State Calendar
2015-05-24	House	Considered in Calendars
2015-05-24	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2015-05-23	House	Committee report distributed
2015-05-23	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2015-05-21	House	Reported favorably as substituted
2015-05-21	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2015-05-21	House	Considered in formal meeting
2015-05-19	House	Left pending in committee
2015-05-19	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2015-05-19	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2015-05-19	House	Considered in public hearing
2015-05-19	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2015-05-06	House	Referred to Ways & Means
2015-05-06	House	Read first time
2015-05-06	House	Received from the Senate
2015-05-05	Senate	Reported engrossed
2015-05-05	Senate	Record vote
2015-05-05	Senate	Passed
2015-05-05	Senate	Read 3rd time
2015-05-05	Senate	Record vote
2015-05-05	Senate	Three day rule suspended
2015-05-05	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2015-05-05	Senate	Passed to engrossment as amended
2015-05-05	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2015-05-05	Senate	Amended
2015-05-05	Senate	Amendment(s) offered
2015-05-05	Senate	Read 2nd time
2015-05-05	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2015-05-05	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2015-05-04	Senate	Not again placed on intent calendar
2015-04-28	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2015-04-27	Senate	Committee report printed and distributed
2015-04-27	Senate	Reported favorably as substituted
2015-04-22	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2015-03-04	Senate	Left pending in committee
2015-03-04	Senate	Testimony taken in committee
2015-03-04	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2015-03-04	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2015-03-02	Senate	Left pending in committee
2015-03-02	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2015-03-02	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2015-01-28	Senate	Referred to Finance
2015-01-28	Senate	Read first time
2015-01-07	Senate	Filed
2015-01-07	Senate	Received by the Secretary of the Senate

SJR20 (Enabling for) 2015-05-26 - Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=SB279
Text	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84R/billtext/html/SB00279I.htm
Text	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84R/billtext/html/SB00279S.htm
Text	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84R/billtext/html/SB00279E.htm
Text	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84R/billtext/html/SB00279H.htm