Signed by Governor Authored by Paul Bettencourt (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue. Initially Referred to Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican This bill would cost taxpayers $2,713,866,000.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
Gov. Abbott Priority: Property Tax Relief Lt. Gov. Patrick Priority: Increase in Property Tax Exemption for Elderly or Disabled
Co-authors: A. Hinojosa (R); Alvarado (D); Birdwell (R); Blanco (D); Campbell (R); Cook (D); Creighton (R); Flores (R); Gutierrez (D); Hagenbuch (R); Hall (R); Hancock (R); Huffman (R); Hughes (R); J. Hinojosa (D); King (R); Kolkhorst (R); Menendez (D); Middleton (R); Miles (D); Nichols (R); Parker (R); Paxton (R); Perry (R); Schwertner (R); Sparks (R); West (D); Zaffirini (D) Sponsors: Meyer (R) Co-sponsors: Alders (R); Allen (D); Anchia (D); Ashby (R); Barry (R); Bell, C. (R); Bell, K. (R); Bhojani (D); Bowers (D); Buckley (R); Bucy (D); Bumgarner (R); Button (R); Cain (R); Campos (D); Capriglione (R); Cook (R); Cortez (D); Cunningham (R); Curry (R); Darby (R); Davis, A. (D); Dean (R); DeAyala (R); Dorazio (R); Dutton (D); Dyson (R); Fairly (R); Flores (D); Frank (R); Gamez (D); Garcia Hernandez (D); Garcia, J. (D); Garcia, L. (D); Gates (R); Gerdes (R); Geren (R); Gervin-Hawkins (D); Goodwin (D); Guillen (R); Harless (R); Harris (R); Harris Davila (R); Hefner (R); Hickland (R); Howard (D); Hull (R); Isaac (R); Johnson (D); Kerwin (R); King (R); Kitzman (R); Lalani (D); Lambert (R); Landgraf (R); Leach (R); Leo Wilson (R); Lopez, J. (R); Lopez, R. (D); Louderback (R); Lozano (R); Lujan (R); Manuel (D); Martinez (D); McLaughlin (R); McQueeney (R); Metcalf (R); Meza (D); Morales, E. (D); Morgan (R); Munoz (D); Noble (R); Oliverson (R); Ordaz (D); Orr (R); Patterson (R); Paul (R); Perez, M. (D); Perez, V. (D); Phelan (R); Pierson (R); Plesa (D); Raymond (D); Reynolds (D); Schoolcraft (R); Shaheen (R); Shofner (R); Slawson (R); Smithee (R); Swanson (R); Tinderholt (R); Toth (R); Troxclair (R); VanDeaver (R); Vasut (R); Villalobos (R); Vo (D); Ward Johnson (D); Wharton (R); Wilson (R); Zweiner (D)
(S) Alders signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Allen signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Anchia signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Ashby signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Barry signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Bell, C. signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Bell, K. signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Bhojani signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Bowers signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Buckley signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Bucy signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Bumgarner signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Button signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Cain signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Campos signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Capriglione signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Cook signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Cortez signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Cunningham signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Curry signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Darby signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Davis, A. signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Dean signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) DeAyala signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Dorazio signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Dutton signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Dyson signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Fairly signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Flores signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Frank signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Gamez signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Garcia Hernandez signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Garcia, J. signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Garcia, L. signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Gates signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Gerdes signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Geren signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Gervin-Hawkins signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Goodwin signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Guillen signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Harless signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Harris signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Harris Davila signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Hefner signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Hickland signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Howard signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Hull signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Isaac signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Johnson signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Kerwin signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) King signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Kitzman signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Lalani signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Lambert signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Landgraf signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Leach signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Leo Wilson signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Lopez, J. signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Lopez, R. signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Louderback signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Lozano signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Lujan signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Manuel signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Martinez signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) McLaughlin signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) McQueeney signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Metcalf signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Meza signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Morales, E. signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Morgan signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Munoz signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Noble signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Oliverson signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Ordaz signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Orr signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Patterson signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Paul signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Perez, M. signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Perez, V. signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Phelan signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Pierson signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Plesa signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Raymond signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Reynolds signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Schoolcraft signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Shaheen signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Shofner signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Slawson signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Smithee signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Swanson signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Tinderholt signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Toth signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Troxclair signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) VanDeaver signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Vasut signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Villalobos signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Vo signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Ward Johnson signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Wharton signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Wilson signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Zweiner signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (S) Meyer signed onto the bill as Sponsor
Apr 15, 2025
(S) Bettencourt signed onto the bill as Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Apr 16, 2025
(S) Permission to introduce (S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Local Government, chaired by a Republican
Apr 22, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Vote taken in committee (S) Reported favorably w/o amendments (S) Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 23, 2025
(S) A. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Alvarado signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Birdwell signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Blanco signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Campbell signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Cook signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Creighton signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Flores signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Gutierrez signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Hagenbuch signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Hall signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Hancock signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Huffman signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Hughes signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) J. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) King signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Menendez signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Middleton signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Miles signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Nichols signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Parker signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Paxton signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Perry signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Schwertner signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Sparks signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) West signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Zaffirini signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized (S) Placed on intent calendar (S) Rules suspended-Intent Calendar (S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Vote recorded in Journal (S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
20250423_SB23_E: Yea 30 (R 20, D 10) - Nay 1 (R 0, D 1)
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(S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed
Apr 24, 2025
(H) Received from the Senate
Apr 28, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Ways & Means, chaired by a Republican
May 5, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee (H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 9, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
May 10, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
May 16, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
May 20, 2025
(H) Placed on Major State Calendar (H) Read 2nd time (H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Meyer amended the bill. (H) Record vote
RV#3057: Yea 139 (R 82, D 57) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0) View Source
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Trent Ashby: "When Record No. 3117 was taken, I was excused to attend a meeting of the Committee on Public Education. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(S) House passage as amended reported
May 29, 2025
(S) House amendment(s) laid before the Senate (S) Read (S) Senate concurs in House amendment(s) (S) Record vote (H) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
May 30, 2025
(S) Reported enrolled
May 31, 2025
(S) Signed in the Senate
Jun 1, 2025
(H) Signed in the House (E) Sent to the Governor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Steven Deline for self
For
(Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before S Local Government as Brandy Wuensch for Texas Realtors (Mon 5/5/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Christy Gessler for self (with Texas REALTORS) (Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before S Local Government as J.D. Hale for Texas Association of Builders (TAB) (Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before S Local Government as James Popp for self (with Popp Hutcheson,RyanLLC) (Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before S Local Government as Michael Taylor for self (with Texas Silver Haired Legislature) (Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before S Local Government as Susan Spataro for self (Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Charles Maley for self (with South Texans' Property Rights Association) (Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as J.D. Hale for Texas Association of Builders (TAB) (Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Jorge Martinez for self (with The LIBRE Inititative) (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Local Government as M. Scott Norman Jr. for Texas Association of Builders (TAB) (Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Samuel Sheetz for self (with Americans for Prosperity Texas (AFP)) (Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Steven Deline for self
On
(Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before S Local Government as Shannon Halbrook for Every Texan
