Legislative Research: TX SJR29 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 89th Legislature (Introduced) | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing certain persons under the age of 18 to vote in a primary election. [SJR29 2025 Detail][SJR29 2025 Text][SJR29 2025 Comments] | 2025-02-03 Referred to State Affairs |
| 2023-2024 88th Legislature (Engrossed - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a parent's right to direct a child's education. [SJR29 2023 Detail][SJR29 2023 Text][SJR29 2023 Comments] | 2023-04-28 Referred to Public Education |
| 2021-2022 87th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the governor to call the legislature into special session following certain disaster or emergency declarations and specifying the powers of the legislature in those special sessions. [SJR29 2021 Detail][SJR29 2021 Text][SJR29 2021 Comments] | 2021-03-09 Referred to State Affairs |
| 2019-2020 86th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a person may serve as a member of the Texas Legislature. [SJR29 2019 Detail][SJR29 2019 Text][SJR29 2019 Comments] | 2019-02-14 Referred to State Affairs |
| 2017-2018 85th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision other than a school district to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the market value of an individua... [SJR29 2017 Detail][SJR29 2017 Text][SJR29 2017 Comments] | 2017-01-30 Referred to Finance |
| 2015-2016 84th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to extend the number of days that certain tangible personal property to be transported outside of this state is exempt from ad valorem taxation. [SJR29 2015 Detail][SJR29 2015 Text][SJR29 2015 Comments] | 2015-03-04 Left pending in committee |
| 2013-2014 83rd Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the constitutional provision providing that marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman and prohibiting this state or a political subdivision of this state from creating or... [SJR29 2013 Detail][SJR29 2013 Text][SJR29 2013 Comments] | 2013-02-13 Referred to State Affairs |
| 2011-2012 82nd Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the provision of free textbooks to students attending private primary and secondary schools in this state. [SJR29 2011 Detail][SJR29 2011 Text][SJR29 2011 Comments] | 2011-03-08 Referred to Finance |
| 2009-2010 81st Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a candidate for public office to win by a margin of one percent of the votes cast at the election before the candidate is elected to that office. [SJR29 2009 Detail][SJR29 2009 Text][SJR29 2009 Comments] | 2009-04-23 Left pending in committee |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Texas SJR29] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Texas Senate Finance Committee] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | ||
| [Senator Kirk Watson TX] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
TX SJR29 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature. (2017, January 30). LegiScan. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SJR29/2017
MLA
"TX SJR29 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 30 Jan. 2017. Web. 28 Oct. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SJR29/2017>.
Chicago
"TX SJR29 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature." January 30, 2017 LegiScan. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SJR29/2017.
Turabian
LegiScan. TX SJR29 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature. 30 January 2017. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SJR29/2017 (accessed October 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB418 | Enabled by | 2017-02-01 | 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, the authority of the governing body of certain taxing units that have adopted such an exemption to reduce the amount of or repeal certain other exemptions, and the treatment of such an exemption in the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates. | Referred to Finance |
Texas State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=85R&Bill=SJR29 |
| Text | http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/85R/billtext/html/SJ00029I.htm |
