Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a military service member who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 15, 2023
Last action May 5, 2023
Floor votes · House May 3, 2023
How they voted
122–8
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 140
May 3, 2023
D
Democratic60
95% Yea
R
Republican80
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
May 5, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
May 3, 2023
Introduced
Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Josey Garcia
DDemocratic
P
Mihaela Pleșa
DDemocratic
P
SM
Sergio Muñoz
DDemocratic
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