Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire.
Passed, sent to the voters
Verdict: not graded
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire.
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Summary
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire.
WHAT IT DOES
Not graded. The reader grades bills, not resolutions.
CHARGES
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TOTAL
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated, other than the cost of publication. 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
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Permission to introduce
Posting rule suspended
Read first time
Referred to Local Government
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Considered in public hearing
Left pending in committee
Considered in public hearing
Vote taken in committee
Reported favorably w/o amendments
Committee report printed and distributed
Placed on intent calendar
Co-author authorized
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Vote recorded in Journal
Three day rule suspended
Record vote
Read 3rd time
Passed
Record vote
Reported engrossed
Received from the Senate
Read first time
Referred to Ways & Means
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Considered in public hearing
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Left pending in committee
Considered in formal meeting
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Committee report distributed
Committee report sent to Calendars
Considered in Calendars
Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
Read 2nd time
Adopted
Record vote RV#3471
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House passage reported
Reported enrolled
Signed in the Senate
Signed in the House
Filed with the Secretary of State
FILED UNDER
Not graded
SIGNED FOR BY
House · 129 yea · 0 nay
Senate · 31 yea · 0 nay
Sources
House: Adoption · May 24, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Senate: Final passage · May 1, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.
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 SJR 84 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. The resolution was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed
Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.
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 SJR 84 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed
Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated, other than the cost of publication. The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $191,689.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
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