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SJR84 • 2025

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.

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 Legislature

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

Sponsor
Bettencourt
Last action
2025-05-27
Official status
05/27/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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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.

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 This Bill Does

  • 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.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  2. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed with the Secretary of State

  3. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  4. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  5. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  6. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar

  7. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  8. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Adopted

  9. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3471

  10. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  12. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  13. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  14. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  15. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  16. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  17. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  18. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  19. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  20. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  21. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  22. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Ways & Means

  23. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  24. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  25. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  26. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  27. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  28. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  29. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  30. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  31. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  32. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  33. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  34. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  35. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  36. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  37. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  38. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  39. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  40. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Permission to introduce

  41. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Posting rule suspended

  42. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  43. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  44. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  45. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  46. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

Official Summary Text

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.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SJR 84 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.J.R. No. 84

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.

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

SECTION 1. Section 1-b, Article VIII, Texas Constitution,

is amended by adding Subsection (z) to read as follows:

(z)

The legislature by general law may provide for a

temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value

of an improvement to a person's residence homestead that is

completely destroyed by a fire. The legislature by general law may

prescribe the duration of the exemption and may provide additional

eligibility requirements for the exemption.

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 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."

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.J.R. No. 84 was adopted by the Senate

on May 1, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.J.R. No. 84 was adopted by the House

on May 24, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 129, Nays 0, two

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Received:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Secretary of State