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CS/HJR 55: Homestead Assessment Limitation/Senior Citizens

JOINT RESOLUTION by Finance and Tax Committee ; Nunez ; Fresen ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abruzzo ; Artiles ; Campbell ; Costello ; Davis ; Diaz ; Fullwood ; Gonzalez ; Julien ; Kiar ; Lopez-Cantera ; Oliva ; Snyder ; Steube ; Trujillo

Homestead Assessment Limitation/Senior Citizens; Proposes amendment to s. 4, Art. VII of State Constitution to authorize counties & municipalities to limit assessed value of homesteads of low-income senior citizens.

Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Community Affairs
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (BFT)
  4. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    7/18/2011 House • Filed
    9/15/2011 House • Referred to Finance and Tax Committee; Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 11
    12/5/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax Committee, 12/06/11, 11:00 am, Morris Hall --Workshopped
    1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 11
    1/12/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax Committee, 01/17/12, 10:45 am, Morris Hall
    1/17/2012 House • CS by Finance and Tax Committee; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 -HJ 237
    1/18/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    1/19/2012 House • Now in Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee -HJ 235
    • CS by Finance and Tax Committee read 1st time -HJ 231
    1/27/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
    1/31/2012 House • Favorable by Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 319
    • Now in Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 319
    2/6/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Economic Affairs Committee, 02/08/12, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
    2/8/2012 House • Favorable by- Economic Affairs Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 572
    2/9/2012 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 572
    2/20/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/22/12
    2/22/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 726
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/23/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 774
    • CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 776
    2/24/2012 Senate • In Messages
    3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 867
    • Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Budget -SJ 867
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Community Affairs

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  • CS/HJR 55, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/18/2012 at 2:20 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/31/2012 (pdf)
    Economic Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/9/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 838 (c1) Homestead Assessment Limitation/Low-income Senior Citizens Diaz de la Portilla Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
    Location: In committee/council (BFT)

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/23/2012 2:34 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Constitution (1)

    Article Section Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    VII Section 4 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HJR 55, Original Filed Version Posted 7/18/2011 at 8:00 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Finance and Tax Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/18/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 838 Homestead Assessment Limitation/Low-income Senior Citizens Diaz de la Portilla Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
    Location: In committee/council (BFT)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    247261 - Amendment
    Remove lines 54-55 and insert:
    Nunez 1/17/2012
    8:41 AM
    PDF

    Citations - Constitution (1)

    Article Section Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    VII Section 4 Page 1 (pdf)

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