Legislative Research: TX HJR39 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide that the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes for the first tax year that the owner of the property qualifies the property for a residence hom... [HJR39 2025 Detail][HJR39 2025 Text][HJR39 2025 Comments] | 2025-08-25 Filed |
| 2025 89th Legislature 1st Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total market value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses. [HJR39 2025 Detail][HJR39 2025 Text][HJR39 2025 Comments] | 2025-08-12 Filed |
| 2025-2026 89th Legislature (Introduced) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. [HJR39 2025 Detail][HJR39 2025 Text][HJR39 2025 Comments] | 2025-03-03 Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker |
| 2023-2024 88th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the mandatory age of retirement for state justices and judges. [HJR39 2023 Detail][HJR39 2023 Text][HJR39 2023 Comments] | 2023-03-22 Left pending in committee |
| 2021-2022 87th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the dedication by general law of revenue of or money received by this state and money held in or deposited to an account or fund inside or outside the state treasury and the authorized expenditure or app... [HJR39 2021 Detail][HJR39 2021 Text][HJR39 2021 Comments] | 2021-03-01 Referred to Appropriations |
| 2019-2020 86th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the appropriation of the net revenue received from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on sporting goods. [HJR39 2019 Detail][HJR39 2019 Text][HJR39 2019 Comments] | 2019-04-23 Laid on the table subject to call |
| 2017 85th Legislature 1st Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the Legislature to establish limitations on the rate of taxation and amount of debt for special purpose districts created by general law or special local law. [HJR39 2017 Detail][HJR39 2017 Text][HJR39 2017 Comments] | 2017-07-25 Left pending in committee |
| 2017-2018 85th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government... [HJR39 2017 Detail][HJR39 2017 Text][HJR39 2017 Comments] | 2017-04-13 Left pending in committee |
| 2015-2016 84th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the appropriation of the net revenue received from the imposition of the state sales and use tax on sporting goods. [HJR39 2015 Detail][HJR39 2015 Text][HJR39 2015 Comments] | 2015-03-04 Referred to Ways & Means |
| 2013-2014 83rd Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail to certain persons charged with a violent or sexual offense after having been previously convicted of a violent or sexual offense. [HJR39 2013 Detail][HJR39 2013 Text][HJR39 2013 Comments] | 2013-04-24 Committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2011-2012 82nd Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. [HJR39 2011 Detail][HJR39 2011 Text][HJR39 2011 Comments] | 2011-02-15 Referred to Ways & Means |
| 2009-2010 81st Legislature (Enrolled - Dead) | Post-ratifying Amendment XXIV to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the denial or abridgment of the right to vote for failure to pay any poll tax or other tax. [HJR39 2009 Detail][HJR39 2009 Text][HJR39 2009 Comments] | 2009-05-26 Filed with the Secretary of State |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Texas HJR39] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Texas House Property Tax Appraisals Subcommittee Committee] | Google Web | Google News | N/A | ||
| [Representative William Metcalf TX] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
TX HJR39 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature. (2025, March 03). LegiScan. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HJR39/2025
MLA
"TX HJR39 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 03 Mar. 2025. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HJR39/2025>.
Chicago
"TX HJR39 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature." March 03, 2025 LegiScan. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HJR39/2025.
Turabian
LegiScan. TX HJR39 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature. 03 March 2025. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HJR39/2025 (accessed July 27, 2026).
Subjects
Property Interests
Property Interests--Homestead
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
Taxation
Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts
Taxation--Property-Exemptions
Property Interests--Homestead
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
Taxation
Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts
Taxation--Property-Exemptions
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJR21 | Same As | 2025-02-03 | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. | Referred to Local Government |
| SJR22 | Same As | 2025-02-03 | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. | Referred to Local Government |
| HJR36 | Same As | 2025-03-03 | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. | Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker |
| HJR50 | Same As | 2025-03-03 | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. | Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker |
| HB356 | Enabled by | 2025-02-28 | Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. | Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker |
Texas State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HJR39 |
| Text | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HJ00039I.htm |
