Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 1st Special Session
Texas HJR29: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to make permanent the limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.
Status: Introduced, July 30, 2025
What the bill says
A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to make permanent the limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.
From the introduced text, July 30, 2025:
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to make permanent the limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1(n-1), Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is repealed. SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held May 2, 2026. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to make permanent the limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes."
Sponsors
- Dade Phelan (R, HD-021) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Filed
Subjects: Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts, Property Interests--Real Property, Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments, Property Interests--Homestead, Taxation--Property-Exemptions
Common questions
- What is HJR29?
- HJR29 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 1st Special Session): Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to make permanent the limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.
- What does HJR29 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to make permanent the limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.
- What is the status of HJR29?
- Introduced as of July 30, 2025. Latest action: Filed (July 30, 2025).
- Who sponsored HJR29?
- Dade Phelan (R, HD-021).
- Where is the official record for HJR29?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=891&Bill=HJR00029
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