SJR 2 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district.

SJR 2 proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the homestead exemption for school district property taxes in Texas from $100,000 to $140,000. This change would directly reduce the taxable value of a primary residence for school taxes, lowering property tax bills for homeowners. The amendment requires voter approval in a November 2025 election to take effect for the 2025 tax year. If passed, it would provide an additional $40,000 in tax relief on primary homes for school funding purposes.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Last action May 22, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 4 edits · May 22, 2025

MODERATE

This bill is the final enrolled version of a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to increase Texas school district homestead tax exemptions from $100,000 to $140,000. The text was reformatted from an amendment-style draft to a formal enrolled bill with proper legislative certification language, but the substantive policy content remains unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive scope change; the bill maintains the same constitutional amendment proposal to increase homestead tax exemptions for school districts, with the same eligibility criteria, effective dates, and expiration provisions as the previous version.

TECHNICAL

Text was reformatted from amendment markup style to standard enrolled bill format with proper section numbering and certification language

Added certification statements with adoption dates and vote counts for both Senate and House chambers

Added signature lines for Senate President, House Speaker, and other officials

Removed internal amendment markup indicators and page numbers from the draft version

Floor votes · House May 20, 2025

How they voted

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

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Committee

Amendments

May 22, 2025

Introduced

Filed with the Secretary of State

executive

May 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

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May 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed in the Senate

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May 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

House passage reported

upper

May 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

May 20, 2025

Introduced

Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar

lower

May 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

May 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Committee

Referred to Ways & Means

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Apr 9, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

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Feb 18, 2025

Introduced

Received from the Senate

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local Government

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

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