Surviving Spouse Ad Valorem Tax Reduction
Summary
Surviving Spouse Ad Valorem Tax Reduction; Authorizes surviving spouses of certain permanently disabled veterans to carry over certain discount on ad valorem taxes on homestead property under specified conditions; authorizes discount to be transferred to another permanent residence under specified conditions; provides procedure by which applicant may file application after specified date & request discount; authorizes DOR to adopt emergency rules.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Mar 5, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2020 · House Mar 4, 2020
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Mar 5, 2020
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 459, 460
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; Finance and Tax; Appropriations
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/20/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Ways and Means Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means Committee, 02/11/20, 9:30 am, Morris Hall
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Ways and Means Committee
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Jan 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 01/15/20, 9:30 am, 12 HOB
lower
Dec 12, 2019
Committee
Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Ways and Means Committee; State Affairs Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sam Killebrew
RRepublican
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