CS/CS/HJR 1257: Property Tax Benefits for Residential Properties
JOINT RESOLUTION by Commerce Committee ; Ways & Means Committee ; Busatta
Property Tax Benefits for Residential Properties ; Proposes amendments to State Constitution to provide assessment limitation & exemptions for certain long-term leased property & additional homestead exemption for certain first-time homestead property owners.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/26/2025 House • Filed
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2025 House • Referred to Ways & Means Committee
• Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Ways & Means Committee
3/25/2025 House • PCS added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
3/27/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee
• Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
3/28/2025 House • Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
• Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
4/1/2025 House • Favorable by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
4/2/2025 House • Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Now in Commerce Committee
4/21/2025 House • PCS added to Commerce Committee agenda
4/22/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
• Reported out of Commerce Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/25/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 80, NAYS 28
4/25/2025 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules
• Received
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CS/CS/HJR 1257, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/22/2025 at 4:35 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/22/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1259 (c2) Property Tax Benefits for Residential Properties Ways & Means Committee Linked Last Action: 4/25/2025 S Received 
S 1510 (c1) Homestead Property Exemptions and Assessment Limitation Avila Similar Last Action: 4/22/2025 S CS by Finance and Tax read 1st time
S 1512 (c1) Property Tax Exemption and Assessment Limitation on Long-term Leased Property Avila Compare Last Action: 4/22/2025 S CS by Finance and Tax read 1st time
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 4/25/2025 12:07 PM House 80 Yeas - 28 Nays Citations - Constitution (4)
Article Section Location in Bill Location In Bill Help VII Section 3 Page 1 (pdf) VII Section 4 Page 5 (pdf) VII Section 6 Page 14 (pdf) XII Page 20 (pdf) -
CS/HJR 1257, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/27/2025 at 9:19 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Ways & Means Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2025 (pdf)
Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1259 (c2) Property Tax Benefits for Residential Properties Ways & Means Committee Linked Last Action: 4/25/2025 S Received
S 1510 (c1) Homestead Property Exemptions and Assessment Limitation Avila Similar Last Action: 4/22/2025 S CS by Finance and Tax read 1st time
S 1512 (c1) Property Tax Exemption and Assessment Limitation on Long-term Leased Property Avila Compare Last Action: 4/22/2025 S CS by Finance and Tax read 1st time
Citations - Constitution (2)
Article Section Location in Bill Location In Bill Help VII Section 3 Page 1 (pdf) VII Section 4 Page 5 (pdf) -
HJR 1257, Original Filed Version Posted 2/26/2025 at 4:51 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1259 Property Tax Exemption and Assessment Limitation on Long-term Leased Property Ways & Means Committee Linked Last Action: 4/25/2025 S Received
S 1510 Homestead Property Exemption and Assessment Limitations Avila Identical Last Action: 4/22/2025 S CS by Finance and Tax read 1st time
S 1512 Property Tax Exemption and Assessment Limitation on Long-term Leased Property Avila Compare Last Action: 4/22/2025 S CS by Finance and Tax read 1st time
Citations - Constitution (2)
Article Section Location in Bill Location In Bill Help VII Section 6 Page 1 (pdf) XII Page 8 (pdf)