Texas HJR 2: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to establish a temporary limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes; to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads; to adjust the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in certain exemption amounts; to except certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations; and to authorize the legislature to provide for a four-year term of office for a member of the governing body of certain appraisal entities.

Status: Filed with the Secretary of State (as of 2023-07-14)

State: Texas · Session: 882 · Bill: HJR 2

Subjects: Aging (I0015), Disabilities, Persons with (I0380), Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance (I0250), Legislature (I0520), Property Interests--Homestead (I0616), Property Interests--Real Property (I0595), Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661), Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (I0792), Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection (I0798), Taxation--Property-Exemptions (I0793), Taxation--School District (I0785)

Sponsors: Bettencourt, Burrows, Metcalf, Meyer, Raymond, Thierry, Allison, Alvarado, Anderson, Ashby, Bell, Cecil, Bell, Keith, Birdwell, Blanco, Bumgarner, Burns, Button, Cain, Campbell, Capriglione, Clardy, Cook, Creighton, Cunningham, Darby

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