Monitoring the Session

SJR 2

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

Passed, sent to the voters

Verdict: not graded

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Sen. Paul BettencourtRSenate 7
Caption

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

Caption from the bill history · Enrolled.

Summary

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Receipt

The receipt

89R-SJR2 · 2025-02-06

SOLD BY

Sen. Paul BettencourtRSenate 7 Sen. Carol AlvaradoDSenate 6 Sen. Brian BirdwellRSenate 22

+ 26 more authors, 1 coauthor

ITEM

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

WHAT IT DOES

Not graded. The reader grades bills, not resolutions.

CHARGES

Not graded

TOTAL

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · February 10, 2025

The approval of the proposed amendment by the voters would, in and of itself, result in a reduction of school district property tax revenue and a partial reimbursement of that lost revenue by the state. Although the resolution is self-enabling, the fiscal impact is shown in the fiscal note for SB 4. The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $191,689.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Local Government
  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  6. Considered in public hearing
  7. Testimony taken in committee
  8. Vote taken in committee
  9. Reported favorably w/o amendments
  10. Committee report printed and distributed
  11. Placed on intent calendar
  12. Co-author authorized
  13. Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  14. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  15. Vote recorded in Journal
  16. Three day rule suspended
  17. Record vote
  18. Read 3rd time
  19. Passed
  20. Record vote
  21. Reported engrossed
  22. Received from the Senate
  23. Read first time
  24. Referred to Ways & Means
  25. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  26. Considered in public hearing
  27. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  28. Left pending in committee
  29. Considered in formal meeting
  30. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  31. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  32. Committee report distributed
  33. Committee report sent to Calendars
  34. Considered in Calendars
  35. Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
  36. Read 2nd time
  37. Postponed 5/20/25 3:00 PM
  38. Laid out as postponed business
  39. Adopted
  40. Record vote RV#3092
  41. Rules suspended
  42. Additional sponsor(s) authorized
  43. House passage reported
  44. Reported enrolled
  45. Signed in the Senate
  46. Signed in the House
  47. Filed with the Secretary of State
FILED UNDER

Not graded

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 143 yea · 0 nay

Senate · 30 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Adoption · May 20, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · Feb 13, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Paul Bettencourt

Donors

Donors report through Friends of Paul Bettencourt.

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Votes4

House May 20, 2025

Adoption

Yea
143
Nay
0
Present, not voting
1
Absent
2
Excused
4
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 3092

SJR 2 was adopted by (Record 3092): 143 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 143 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 1 (published)
  • Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 4 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Feb 13, 2025

Yea
30
Nay
0
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
1
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Sources

The resolution was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 30 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Feb 13, 2025

Yea
30
Nay
0
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
1
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Sources

Senator Bettencourt moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSJR 2 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 30 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Feb 13, 2025

Yea
Not printed
Nay
Not printed
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
1
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

The resolution was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: Not printed
  • Nay: Not printed
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses22
For
19
Against
1
On
2
Names

For

  • Self5 registrations
  • Self; Americans for Prosperity3 registrations
  • Self; Popp Hutcheson1 registration
  • Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association1 registration
  • Self; Texas Association of Builders1 registration
  • Self; Texas REALTORS1 registration
  • Self; The LIBRE Initiative2 registrations
  • Texas Association of Builders1 registration
  • Texas Public Policy Foundation2 registrations
  • Texas Realtors1 registration
  • Texas Silver Hair Legislature1 registration

Against

  • Self1 registration

On

  • Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts1 registration
  • Texas Taxpayers and Research Association1 registration
Sources

22 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · February 10, 2025

The approval of the proposed amendment by the voters would, in and of itself, result in a reduction of school district property tax revenue and a partial reimbursement of that lost revenue by the state. Although the resolution is self-enabling, the fiscal impact is shown in the fiscal note for SB 4. The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $191,689.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Feb 6, 2025

05/22/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report · Enrolled

Data snapshot Oct 21, 2026 at 6:45 PM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors
Borris MilesDSenate 13
Sponsors
Morgan MeyerRHouse 108 Trey Martinez FischerDHouse 116 Greg BonnenRHouse 24 Todd HunterRHouse 32 Chris TurnerDHouse 101
Cosponsors
Daniel AldersRHouse 6 Alma A. AllenDHouse 131 Rafael AnchíaDHouse 103 Trent AshbyRHouse 9 Jeff BarryRHouse 29 Cecil Bell Jr.RHouse 3 Keith BellRHouse 4 Salman BhojaniDHouse 92 Rhetta Andrews BowersDHouse 113 Brad BuckleyRHouse 54 John H. Bucy IIIDHouse 136 Benjamin BumgarnerRHouse 63 Angie Chen ButtonRHouse 112 Briscoe CainRHouse 128 Elizabeth "Liz" CamposDHouse 119 Giovanni CapriglioneRHouse 98 David CookRHouse 96 Philip CortezDHouse 117 Charles CunninghamRHouse 127 Pat CurryRHouse 56 Drew DarbyRHouse 72 Aicha DavisDHouse 109 Jay DeanRHouse 7 Mano DeAyalaRHouse 133 Mark DorazioRHouse 122 Harold V. Dutton Jr.DHouse 142 Paul DysonRHouse 14 Caroline FairlyRHouse 87 Lulu FloresDHouse 51 James FrankRHouse 69 Erin GámezDHouse 38 Cassandra Garcia HernandezDHouse 115 Josey GarciaDHouse 124 Linda GarciaDHouse 107 Gary GatesRHouse 28 Stan GerdesRHouse 17 Barbara Gervin-HawkinsDHouse 120 Vikki GoodwinDHouse 47 Ryan GuillenRHouse 31 Sam HarlessRHouse 126 Cody HarrisRHouse 8 Caroline Harris DavilaRHouse 52 Cole HefnerRHouse 5 Hillary HicklandRHouse 55 Donna HowardDHouse 48 Lacey HullRHouse 138 Carrie IsaacRHouse 73 Ann JohnsonDHouse 134 Helen KerwinRHouse 58 Ken KingRHouse 88 Stan KitzmanRHouse 85 Suleman LalaniDHouse 76 Stan LambertRHouse 71 Brooks LandgrafRHouse 81 Jeff LeachRHouse 67 Terri Leo WilsonRHouse 23 Janie LopezRHouse 37 Ray LopezDHouse 125 AJ LouderbackRHouse 30 J. M. LozanoRHouse 43 John LujanRHouse 118 Christian ManuelDHouse 22 Armando "Mando" MartinezDHouse 39 Don McLaughlinRHouse 80 John McQueeneyRHouse 97 Will MetcalfRHouse 16 Terry MezaDHouse 105 Eddie MoralesDHouse 74 Matt MorganRHouse 26 Sergio Muñoz Jr.DHouse 36 Candy NobleRHouse 89 Tom OliversonRHouse 130 Claudia OrdazDHouse 79 Angelia OrrRHouse 13 Jared PattersonRHouse 106 Dennis PaulRHouse 129 Mary Ann PerezDHouse 144 Vincent PerezDHouse 77 Dade PhelanRHouse 21 Katrina PiersonRHouse 33 Mihaela PlesaDHouse 70 Richard Peña RaymondDHouse 42 Ron ReynoldsDHouse 27 Alan SchoolcraftRHouse 44 Matt ShaheenRHouse 66 Joanne ShofnerRHouse 11 Shelby SlawsonRHouse 59 John T. SmitheeRHouse 86 David SpillerRHouse 68 Valoree SwansonRHouse 150 Tony TinderholtRHouse 94 Steve TothRHouse 15 Ellen TroxclairRHouse 19 Gary VanDeaverRHouse 1 Cody VasutRHouse 25 Denise VillalobosRHouse 34 Hubert VoDHouse 149 Charlene Ward JohnsonDHouse 139 Trey WhartonRHouse 12 Terry M. WilsonRHouse 20 Erin ZwienerDHouse 45

House committee · Ways & Means · Committee vote 12 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Local Government · Committee vote 7 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Enabling legislation is SB 4.

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance

Property Interests--Homestead

Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments

Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts

Taxation--Property-Exemptions

Taxation--School District