What is the status of HJR6?

In committee as of August 20, 2025. Latest action: Referred to Ways & Means (August 20, 2025).

Where is the official record for HJR6?

On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HJR00006

Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session

Texas HJR6: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that certain political subdivisions may impose on the residence homesteads of persons who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

Q: What is HJR6?

HJR6 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that certain political subdivisions may impose on the residence homesteads of persons who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

Q: What does HJR6 do?

In its own words: A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that certain political subdivisions may impose on the residence homesteads of persons who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

Status: In committee, August 20, 2025

What the bill says

A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that certain political subdivisions may impose on the residence homesteads of persons who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

From the introduced text, August 18, 2025:

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that certain political subdivisions may impose on the residence homesteads of persons who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1-b(h), Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended to read as follows: (h)[ADDED: Except as otherwise provided by this subsection,][[DELETED: The ] [DELETED: governing body of a county, a city or town, or a junior college ] [DELETED: district by official action may provide that]] if a person who is disabled or is[ADDED: 65][[DELETED: sixty-five (65)]] years of age or older receives a residence homestead exemption prescribed or authorized by this section, the total amount of ad valorem taxes imposed on that homestead by[ADDED: a political subdivision of this state other than a ] [ADDED: school][[DELETED: the county, the city or town, or the junior college]] district may not be increased while it remains the residence homestead of that person or that person's spouse who is disabled or [ADDED: is 65][[DELETED: sixty-five (65)]] years of age or older and receives a residence homestead exemption on the homestead. [[DELETED: As an alternative, ] [DELETED: on receipt of a petition signed by five percent (5%) of the ] [DELETED: registered …

Latest actions

August 20, 2025: Referred to Ways & Means

Texas HJR6: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that certain political subdivisions may impose on the residence homesteads of persons who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

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