Legislative Research: TX HJR30 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that a political subdivision other than a school district, county, municipality, or junior college district may impose on the residence homesteads ... [HJR30 2025 Detail][HJR30 2025 Text][HJR30 2025 Comments] | 2025-08-20 Filed |
| 2025 89th Legislature 1st Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes. [HJR30 2025 Detail][HJR30 2025 Text][HJR30 2025 Comments] | 2025-07-31 Filed |
| 2025-2026 89th Legislature (Introduced) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a limitation on the maximum appraised value for ad valorem tax purposes of certain leased residential real property. [HJR30 2025 Detail][HJR30 2025 Text][HJR30 2025 Comments] | 2025-03-20 Left pending in subcommittee |
| 2023-2024 88th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that certain political subdivisions may impose on the residence homesteads of persons who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses. [HJR30 2023 Detail][HJR30 2023 Text][HJR30 2023 Comments] | 2023-02-28 Referred to Ways & Means |
| 2021-2022 87th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of commercial real property for ad valorem tax purposes. [HJR30 2021 Detail][HJR30 2021 Text][HJR30 2021 Comments] | 2021-03-01 Referred to Ways & Means |
| 2019-2020 86th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to restrict the power of the legislature to mandate requirements on a municipality or county. [HJR30 2019 Detail][HJR30 2019 Text][HJR30 2019 Comments] | 2019-02-12 Referred to State Affairs |
| 2017 85th Legislature 1st Special Session (Engrossed - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homesteads of certain disabled first responders and their surviving spouses. [HJR30 2017 Detail][HJR30 2017 Text][HJR30 2017 Comments] | 2017-08-08 Received from the House |
| 2017-2018 85th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of property for ad valorem tax purposes in a tax year if in the preceding tax year the owner of the property disputed the appraisal of the property... [HJR30 2017 Detail][HJR30 2017 Text][HJR30 2017 Comments] | 2017-04-26 Left pending in committee |
| 2015-2016 84th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes from $15,000 to $45,000 and providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valo... [HJR30 2015 Detail][HJR30 2015 Text][HJR30 2015 Comments] | 2015-02-26 Referred to Ways & Means |
| 2013-2014 83rd Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the voters of certain counties to adopt a charter that restructures and empowers the county government and that may allow the integration of the county government with certain other political subdivisions... [HJR30 2013 Detail][HJR30 2013 Text][HJR30 2013 Comments] | 2013-03-07 Left pending in committee |
| 2011-2012 82nd Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing certain payment for health care services and prohibiting requiring participation in a health care system. [HJR30 2011 Detail][HJR30 2011 Text][HJR30 2011 Comments] | 2011-03-17 No action taken in committee |
| 2009-2010 81st Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a rate of the franchise tax be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature. [HJR30 2009 Detail][HJR30 2009 Text][HJR30 2009 Comments] | 2009-05-04 Left pending in committee |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Texas HJR30] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Texas House Ways & Means Committee] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | ||
| [Representative Armando Martinez TX] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
TX HJR30 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature. (2015, February 26). LegiScan. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HJR30/2015
MLA
"TX HJR30 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 26 Feb. 2015. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HJR30/2015>.
Chicago
"TX HJR30 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature." February 26, 2015 LegiScan. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HJR30/2015.
Turabian
LegiScan. TX HJR30 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature. 26 February 2015. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HJR30/2015 (accessed July 28, 2026).
Subjects
Aging
Disabilities, Persons with
Property Interests
Property Interests--Homestead
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
Taxation
Taxation--Property-Exemptions
Taxation--School District
Disabilities, Persons with
Property Interests
Property Interests--Homestead
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
Taxation
Taxation--Property-Exemptions
Taxation--School District
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB52 | Enabled by | 2015-02-09 | Relating to increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district from $15,000 to $45,000, providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount, and protecting school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue. | Referred to Ways & Means |
Texas State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=HJR30 |
| Text | http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84R/billtext/html/HJ00030I.htm |
