PROP TX-SENIOR HOMESTEAD

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable years 2024 and thereafter, the maximum reduction under the senior citizens homestead exemption is $8,000 in all counties (currently, $8,000 in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and counties that are contiguous to a county of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and $5,000 in all other counties). Provides that the maximum income limitation for the senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption is $75,000 (currently, $65,000). Effective immediately.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Feb 10, 2023SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Erica Harriss
2. Feb 10, 2023SenateFirst Reading
3. Feb 10, 2023CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
4. Feb 28, 2023CommitteeAssigned to Revenue · Senate Revenue
5. Mar 10, 2023CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
6. Oct 10, 2023SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
7. Jan 7, 2025SenateSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

• Erica HarrissR Primary sponsor · District 56