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HJR34

Filed without the Governor's Signature
Authored by Ryan Guillen (R)
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Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the portion of the assessed value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation or construction in or on the property of border security infrastructure.
Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by a Republican
Sponsors: Middleton (R)
Co-sponsors: Kolkhorst (R)

(H) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Middleton signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Nov 12, 2024

(H) Guillen signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed

Mar 3, 2025

(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Ways & Means, chaired by a Republican

Mar 10, 2025

(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee

Mar 24, 2025

(H) House Ways & Means met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted

Mar 27, 2025

(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed

Mar 28, 2025

(H) Committee report sent to Calendars

Apr 17, 2025

(H) Considered in Calendars

May 2, 2025

(H) Considered in Calendars

May 5, 2025

(H) Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Adopted
(H) Record vote

RV#1380: Yea 116 (R 81, D 35) - Nay 20 (R 1, D 19)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson
Nay - Anchia; Bryant; Cain; Canales; Cole; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Meza; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Thompson; Wu; Zweiner
Absent - Isaac; Jones, V.; Lalani; Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer; Rosenthal; Turner
Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris; Shaheen; Simmons
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Briscoe Cain: "When Record No. 1380 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Matt Shaheen: "When Record No. 1380 was taken, I was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Trey Martinez Fischer: "When Record No. 1380 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
(H) Reported engrossed

May 6, 2025

(S) Received from the House

May 7, 2025

(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Local Government, chaired by a Republican

May 19, 2025

(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee

May 20, 2025

(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Committee report printed and distributed

May 21, 2025

(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Rules suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 2nd time
(S) Adopted
(S) Record vote

20250521_HJR34_2R: Yea 23 (R 20, D 3) - Nay 8 (R 0, D 8)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Zaffirini
Nay - Alvarado; Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Johnson; Menendez; Miles; West
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(H) Senate passage reported

May 22, 2025

(H) Reported enrolled

May 23, 2025

(H) Signed in the House
(S) Signed in the Senate
(E) Filed with the Secretary of State

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Fran Rhodes for self (with True Texas Project)

For

(Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Blake Roach for Texas Farm Bureau
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Charles Maley for self (with South Texans' Property Rights Association)
(Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Charles Maley for self (with South Texans' Property Rights Association)
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Drew Fuller for Texas Farm Bureau