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HJR34 • 2025

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property located in a county that borders the United Mexican States that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property located in a county that borders the United Mexican States that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Guillen
Last action
2025-05-23
Official status
05/23/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property located in a county that borders the United Mexican States that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property located in a county that borders the United Mexican States that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements.

What This Bill Does

  • Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property located in a county that borders the United Mexican States that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  2. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  3. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed with the Secretary of State

  4. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  5. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  6. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  7. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  8. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended

  9. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  10. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  11. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Adopted

  12. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  14. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  15. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  16. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  17. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  18. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  19. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  20. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  21. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  22. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar

  23. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  24. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Adopted

  25. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1380

  26. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  27. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  28. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  29. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  30. 2025-03-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  31. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  32. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  33. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  34. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  35. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  36. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  37. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  38. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  39. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  40. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  41. 2025-03-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  42. 2025-03-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Ways & Means

  43. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property located in a county that borders the United Mexican States that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HJR 34 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.J.R. No. 34

A JOINT RESOLUTION

proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature

to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount

of the market value of real property located in a county that

borders the United Mexican States that arises from the installation

or construction on the property of border security infrastructure

and related improvements.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by

adding Section 1-y to read as follows:

Sec.

1-y.

(a)

The legislature by general law may exempt

from ad valorem taxation the amount of the market value of real

property located in a county that borders the United Mexican States

that arises from the installation or construction on the property

of border security infrastructure and related improvements.

(b)

The legislature by general law may define "border

security infrastructure" for the purposes of this section and may

prescribe additional eligibility requirements for the exemption

authorized by this section.

SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be

submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.

The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the

proposition: "The constitutional amendment to authorize the

legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of

the amount of the market value of real property located in a county

that borders the United Mexican States that arises from the

installation or construction on the property of border security

infrastructure and related improvements."

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.J.R. No. 34 was passed by the House on May 5,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 116, Nays 20, 4 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.J.R. No. 34 was passed by the Senate on May

21, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

RECEIVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Secretary of State