Texas bills · 89th Legislature (2025)
Texas SJR 85
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Adopted
Sponsors
- Bettencourt (Republican)
- Meyer (Republican)
- Martinez Fischer (Democratic)
- Bonnen (Republican)
- Hunter (Republican)
- Bernal (Democratic)
Cosponsors (129)
- Alvarado (Democratic)
- Birdwell
- Blanco (Democratic)
- Campbell (Republican)
- Cook
- Creighton
- Flores
- Gutierrez (Democratic)
- Hagenbuch (Republican)
- Hall (Republican)
- Hancock
- Hinojosa, Adam (Republican)
- Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" (Democratic)
- Huffman (Republican)
- Hughes (Republican)
- King
- Kolkhorst (Republican)
- Menéndez (Democratic)
- Middleton (Republican)
- Miles (Democratic)
- Nichols (Republican)
- Parker (Republican)
- Paxton (Republican)
- Perry (Republican)
- Schwertner (Republican)
- Sparks (Republican)
- West (Democratic)
- Zaffirini (Democratic)
- Alders (Republican)
- Allen (Democratic)
- Anchía (Democratic)
- Ashby (Republican)
- Barry (Republican)
- Bell, Cecil (Republican)
- Bell, Keith (Republican)
- Bhojani (Democratic)
- Bowers (Democratic)
- Buckley (Republican)
- Bucy (Democratic)
- Bumgarner (Republican)
- Button (Republican)
- Cain (Republican)
- Campos (Democratic)
- Capriglione (Republican)
- Cook
- Cortez (Democratic)
- Cunningham (Republican)
- Curry (Republican)
- Darby (Republican)
- Davis, Aicha (Democratic)
- Dean (Republican)
- DeAyala (Republican)
- Dorazio (Republican)
- Dutton (Democratic)
- Dyson (Republican)
- Fairly (Republican)
- Flores
- Frank (Republican)
- Gámez (Democratic)
- Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra (Democratic)
- Garcia, Josey (Democratic)
- Garcia, Linda (Democratic)
- Gates (Republican)
- Gerdes (Republican)
- Geren (Republican)
- Gervin-Hawkins (Democratic)
- Goodwin (Democratic)
- Guillen (Republican)
- Harless (Republican)
- Harris (Republican)
- Harris Davila (Republican)
- Hefner (Republican)
- Hickland (Republican)
- Howard (Democratic)
- Hull (Republican)
- Isaac (Republican)
- Johnson
- Kerwin (Republican)
- King
- Kitzman (Republican)
- Lalani (Democratic)
- Lambert (Republican)
- Landgraf (Republican)
- Leach (Republican)
- Leo Wilson (Republican)
- Lopez, Janie (Republican)
- Lopez, Ray (Democratic)
- Louderback (Republican)
- Lozano (Republican)
- Lujan (Republican)
- Manuel (Democratic)
- Martinez (Democratic)
- McLaughlin (Republican)
- McQueeney (Republican)
- Metcalf (Republican)
- Meza (Democratic)
- Morales, Eddie (Democratic)
- Morgan (Republican)
- Muñoz (Democratic)
- Noble (Republican)
- Oliverson (Republican)
- Ordaz (Democratic)
- Orr (Republican)
- Patterson (Republican)
- Paul (Republican)
- Perez, Mary Ann (Democratic)
- Perez, Vincent
- Phelan (Republican)
- Pierson (Republican)
- Plesa (Democratic)
- Raymond (Democratic)
- Reynolds (Democratic)
- Schoolcraft (Republican)
- Shaheen (Republican)
- Shofner (Republican)
- Slawson (Republican)
- Smithee (Republican)
- Swanson (Republican)
- Tinderholt (Republican)
- Toth (Republican)
- Troxclair (Republican)
- VanDeaver
- Vasut (Republican)
- Villalobos (Republican)
- Vo (Democratic)
- Ward Johnson (Democratic)
- Wharton (Republican)
- Wilson (Republican)
- Zwiener (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 22, 2025): Filed with the Secretary of State
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:01 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| Apr 23, 2025 Senate | Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SJR 85 be placed on its third reading and final passage. | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
Actions
- May 22, 2025
Filed with the Secretary of State - May 22, 2025 · House
Signed in the House - May 22, 2025 · Senate
Signed in the Senate - May 21, 2025 · Senate
Reported enrolled - May 21, 2025 · Senate
House passage reported - May 20, 2025 · House
Additional sponsor(s) authorized - May 20, 2025 · House
Rules suspended - May 20, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 20, 2025 · House
Adopted - May 20, 2025 · House
Laid out as postponed business - May 20, 2025 · House
Postponed - May 20, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time - May 20, 2025 · House
Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar - May 16, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars - May 10, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars - May 9, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed - May 9, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator - May 5, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) - May 5, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting - May 5, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee - May 5, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee - May 5, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing - Apr 28, 2025 · House
Referred to Ways & Means - Apr 28, 2025 · House
Read first time - Apr 24, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Passed - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Intent Calendar - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized - Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed - Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments - Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee - Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee - Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . - Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Local Government - Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
Read first time - Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
Permission to introduce - Apr 14, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate