Bill Sponsors: TX SJR51 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature

Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide that the eligibility of open-space land for ad valorem taxation on the basis of its productive capacity does not end because an oil and gas lessee begins conducting oil and gas operations on the land if the land otherwise continues to be devoted to farm, ranch, or wildlife management purposes or timber production.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-05-19 - Committee report sent to Calendars [SJR51 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Senator Craig Estes [R]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-030FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Drew Darby [R]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-072FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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