HJR Bills

Proposing a constitutional amendment to lengthen the period for redeeming the residence homestead of an elderly person sold at an ad valorem tax sale.

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Health Care Workforce Education Fund to provide funding to eligible institutions of higher education to address Texas' health care workforce needs and drive the state economy.

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the enactment of a law imposing an occupation tax on certain entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or imposing a tax on certain securities transactions.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the commissioners court of a county to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by the county of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of such a veteran based on the disability rating of the veteran.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property that arises from the use of xeriscape on the property.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a one-time credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed by a political subdivision on the first property that a person purchases and qualifies as the person's residence homestead and to provide for the reimbursement of political subdivisions for the revenue loss incurred as a result of the credit.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the market value of a property that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and who must be related to the owner or trustee of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer.

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas nuclear development fund to support the development, construction, and operation of advanced nuclear reactor projects for dispatchable electric generation.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of residential real property that arises from the installation in the property of certain energy efficiency-related improvements.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation certain perishable inventory held for sale at retail.

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to include the United States Space Force in references to military service in the state constitution.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exclude from the market value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes the value of any improvement, or any feature incorporated in an improvement, made to the property if the primary purpose of the improvement or feature is compliance with the requirements of standards that address accessible design of buildings or other facilities.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a person may serve as speaker of the house of representatives.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to restrict the power of the legislature to mandate unfunded or underfunded costs and requirements on a school district.

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature, Texas congressional districts, and State Board of Education districts and revising procedures for redistricting.

Proposing a constitutional amendment related to the funding and support of public free schools.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on real property occupied by a person who entered the property without the consent of the owner.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a person may serve as a statewide elected officer in the executive branch.

Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing a member of the legislature to be employed as a teacher or first responder by a governmental entity while holding legislative office.

Proposing a constitutional amendment conditioning the implementation of a school choice program on federal reimbursement of state expenses relating to securing the border.

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from restricting an individual's access to abortion and related health care.

Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning the limitation on the rate of growth in state and local appropriations with the return of over-collected taxpayer money by reducing taxes.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total market value of real property on which the ad valorem taxes have been prepaid and to establish the prepaid property tax trust fund to provide annual distributions to political subdivisions affected by the exemption.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to clarify and implement certain provisions governing the impeachment, trial, removal from office, and disqualification of public officers.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to require a supermajority vote to authorize a political subdivision to issue general obligation bonds.

Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to reserve to the people the powers of initiative and referendum.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for credits against the ad valorem taxes imposed by a school district on the property of certain persons who provide an educational alternative for a child eligible to attend a public school in the district.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a political subdivision of the total market value of surplus real property a person purchases from a school district.

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring consent by two-thirds of the members of the house of representatives and senate for the governor to call more than one special session per legislative biennium.

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring automatic resignation of a city council member or member of the board of trustees of a school district who becomes a candidate for the legislature or the United States Congress.

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the periodic review of state and local tax preferences and the expiration of certain tax preferences if not reauthorized by law.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of a portion of the market value of certain leased residential real properties, to establish and prescribe the permissible uses of the property tax relief to rental households fund, and to include payments from the property tax relief to rental households fund in the exception of certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.

Proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the provisions that require that land be devoted to agricultural use for a specified period to be eligible for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes on the basis of its productivity value and that subject land appraised on that basis to an additional tax when the land is diverted to a purpose other than agricultural use or sold.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to require the governor to execute model gaming compacts with the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas and the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and to authorize those tribes to sue this state if the governor fails to execute said model gaming compacts.

Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a person may serve as a member of the Texas House of Representatives to 12 consecutive years and as a member of the Texas Senate to 14 consecutive years.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a percentage of the assessed value of property owned by certain disabled veterans.

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the property tax reduction fund to reduce school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes and dedicating certain unencumbered general revenue and certain general revenue that would otherwise be transferred to the economic stabilization fund to that fund.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing elections for the recall of a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district.

Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the Local Government Water Redevelopment Fund to assist in financing water projects in this state.

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting slavery and involuntary servitude.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide a person convicted of a felony with the right to vote.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of money in the state highway fund for transit-oriented projects.