SJR 2 Texas Senate · 87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2021)

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for general elementary and secondary public school purposes on the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled to reflect any statutory reduction from the preceding tax year in the maximum compressed rate of the maintenance and operations taxes imposed for those purposes on the homestead.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2021
Committee Review
Aug 2021
Senate Passage
Aug 2021
House Passage
Aug 2021
Governor
Introduced Aug 7, 2021 Last action Aug 31, 2021
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
50
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Amendments
3
Aug 30, 2021
Introduced
Filed with the Secretary of State
executive
Aug 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
Aug 26, 2021
Introduced
Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
lower
Aug 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Aug 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Aug 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Aug 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Aug 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Aug 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Aug 19, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Aug 19, 2021
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Aug 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed as amended
upper
Aug 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Aug 10, 2021
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Aug 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Aug 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Aug 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Aug 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
Aug 7, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
7 primary · 64 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Candy Noble
Candy Noble
RRepublican
TX
89
P
Photo of Dustin Burrows
Dustin Burrows
RRepublican
TX
83
P
Photo of Lois Kolkhorst
Lois Kolkhorst
RRepublican
TX
18
P
Photo of Morgan Meyer
Morgan Meyer
RRepublican
TX
108
P
Photo of Paul Bettencourt
Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
TX
7
P
SS
Scott Sanford
RRepublican
TX
70
P
Photo of Will Metcalf
Will Metcalf
RRepublican
TX
16
Co
Photo of Angela Paxton
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
TX
8
Co
Photo of Angie Button
Angie Button
RRepublican
TX
112
Co
AF
Art Fierro
DDemocratic
TX
79
Co
BP
Beverly Powell
DDemocratic
TX
10
Co
Photo of Bob Hall
Bob Hall
RRepublican
TX
2
Co
Photo of Brad Buckley
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
TX
54
Co
Photo of Brandon Creighton
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
TX
4
Co
Photo of Brian Birdwell
Brian Birdwell
RRepublican
TX
22
Co
Photo of Bryan Hughes
Bryan Hughes
RRepublican
TX
1
Co
BS
Bryan Slaton
RRepublican
TX
2