Jeff Davis County; ad valorem tax for education; provide homestead exemption
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Jeff Davis County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of 50 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are at least 65 but less than 70 years of age; to provide a homestead exemption from Jeff Davis County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for the full value of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older; to provide that anyone who is receiving the first exemption of 50 percent shall receive the second full value exemption automatically upon reaching 70 years of age; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2014
Committee Review
Feb 2014
House Passage
Feb 2014
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2014
Last action Feb 5, 2014
Floor votes · House Feb 4, 2014
How they voted
123–0
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 133
Feb 4, 2014
D
Democratic45
82% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican87
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 5, 2014
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 4, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 4, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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