Resolutions--constitutional Amendments

State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income. [HJR-211] [Taxes ] [Property Tax ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Diego Bernal Read First Time on 04/07/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a one-time credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed by a political subdivision on the first property that a person purchases and qualifies as the person's residence homestead and to provide for the reimbursement of political subdivisions for the revenue loss incurred as a result of the credit. [HJR-209] [Property Tax ] [Taxes ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a one-time credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed by a political subdivision on the first property that a person purchases and qualifies as the person's residence homestead and to provide for the reimbursement of political subdivisions for the revenue loss incurred as a result of the credit.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Salman Bhojani Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 05/05/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a person may serve as speaker of the house of representatives. [HJR-208] [Elections ] [Ethics ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a person may serve as speaker of the house of representatives.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Harrison Read First Time on 04/07/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment related to the funding and support of public free schools. [HJR-210] [Education ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment related to the funding and support of public free schools.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Wesley Virdell Read First Time on 04/07/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature, Texas congressional districts, and State Board of Education districts and revising procedures for redistricting. [HJR-205] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature, Texas congressional districts, and State Board of Education districts and revising procedures for redistricting.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Talarico Read First Time on 04/07/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from restricting an individual's access to abortion and related health care. [HJR-204] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Healthcare ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from restricting an individual's access to abortion and related health care.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Talarico Read First Time on 04/07/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Health Care Workforce Education Fund to provide funding to eligible institutions of higher education to address Texas' health care workforce needs and drive the state economy. [HJR-203] [Healthcare ] [Economic Development ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Health Care Workforce Education Fund to provide funding to eligible institutions of higher education to address Texas' health care workforce needs and drive the state economy.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Howard Referred To Education K-16 on 05/05/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of a portion of the market value of certain leased residential real properties, to establish and prescribe the permissible uses of the property tax relief to rental households fund, and to include payments from the property tax relief to rental households fund in the exception of certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. [HJR-200] [Property Tax ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Education ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of a portion of the market value of certain leased residential real properties, to establish and prescribe the permissible uses of the property tax relief to rental households fund, and to include payments from the property tax relief to rental households fund in the exception of certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Bryant Read First Time on 04/03/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total market value of real property on which the ad valorem taxes have been prepaid and to establish the prepaid property tax trust fund to provide annual distributions to political subdivisions affected by the exemption. [HJR-202] [Property Tax ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Real Estate ] [Funding ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total market value of real property on which the ad valorem taxes have been prepaid and to establish the prepaid property tax trust fund to provide annual distributions to political subdivisions affected by the exemption.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dade Phelan Read First Time on 04/07/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring full payment of civil penalties imposed by the Texas Ethics Commission to be eligible to hold certain public elective offices. [HJR-201] [Elections ] [Ethics ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring full payment of civil penalties imposed by the Texas Ethics Commission to be eligible to hold certain public elective offices.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Erin Zwiener Committee Report Sent To Calendars on 05/13/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a political subdivision of the total market value of surplus real property a person purchases from a school district. [HJR-199] [Property Tax ] [Taxes ] [Education ] [Real Estate ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a political subdivision of the total market value of surplus real property a person purchases from a school district.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Vincent Perez Read First Time on 04/03/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to requirements and procedures in the contest of an election on a proposed constitutional amendment. [HB-5116] [Elections ]
Relating to requirements and procedures in the contest of an election on a proposed constitutional amendment.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Shaheen Committee Report Sent To Calendars on 05/09/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment to reserve to the people the powers of initiative and referendum. [HJR-198] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment to reserve to the people the powers of initiative and referendum.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eugene Wu Read First Time on 04/03/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on real property used for a grocery store or healthy corner store located in a food desert. [SJR-74] [Taxes ] [Food ] [Community Development ] [Property Tax ] [Economic Development ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on real property used for a grocery store or healthy corner store located in a food desert.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jose Menendez Read First Time on 04/03/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property leased to certain local public entities for use as a hospital and related health care services. [SJR-76] [Healthcare ] [Taxes ] [Property Tax ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property leased to certain local public entities for use as a hospital and related health care services.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roland Gutierrez Read First Time on 04/03/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the provisions that require that land be devoted to agricultural use for a specified period to be eligible for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes on the basis of its productivity value and that subject land appraised on that basis to an additional tax when the land is diverted to a purpose other than agricultural use or sold. [HJR-193] [Agriculture ] [Property Tax ] [Taxes ] [Real Estate ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the provisions that require that land be devoted to agricultural use for a specified period to be eligible for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes on the basis of its productivity value and that subject land appraised on that basis to an additional tax when the land is diverted to a purpose other than agricultural use or sold.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Guillen Read First Time on 04/03/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the periodic review of state and local tax preferences and the expiration of certain tax preferences if not reauthorized by law. [HJR-196] [Taxes ] [Property Tax ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the periodic review of state and local tax preferences and the expiration of certain tax preferences if not reauthorized by law.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Dutton Read First Time on 04/03/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for credits against the ad valorem taxes imposed by a school district on the property of certain persons who provide an educational alternative for a child eligible to attend a public school in the district. [HJR-194] [Taxes ] [Education ] [Property Tax ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for credits against the ad valorem taxes imposed by a school district on the property of certain persons who provide an educational alternative for a child eligible to attend a public school in the district.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Hopper Read First Time on 04/03/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the workforce housing fund to facilitate the development of affordable workforce housing and transferring to that fund $2 billion from state general revenue. [SJR-75] [Housing ] [Construction ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the workforce housing fund to facilitate the development of affordable workforce housing and transferring to that fund $2 billion from state general revenue.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nathan Johnson Read First Time on 03/25/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen. [HJR-197] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ] [Immigration ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Patterson Read First Time on 04/03/2025

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