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
Candy Noble
RRepublican
P
Dustin Burrows
RRepublican
P
Lois Kolkhorst
RRepublican
P
Morgan Meyer
RRepublican
P
Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
P
SS
Scott Sanford
RRepublican
P
Will Metcalf
RRepublican
Co
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
Co
Angie Button
RRepublican
Co
AF
Art Fierro
DDemocratic
Co
BP
Beverly Powell
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Hall
RRepublican
Co
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
Co
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
Co
Brian Birdwell
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Hughes
RRepublican
Co
BS
Bryan Slaton
RRepublican
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