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HB3253Introduced in the House

PROP TX-HOMESTEAD

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Introduced by Mary Canty, District 54

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, on and after July 1, 2026, any bill to amend an existing homestead exemption or to create a new homestead exemption shall include the submission of an impact statement prepared by the sponsor of the bill. Provides that the maximum income limitation for the Low-Income Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption shall be $85,000 for taxable year 2025 and shall be subject to a cost-of-living adjustment in subsequent years. Provides that, for any tax certificates held by a county, the county clerk may create and administer a payment plan during the redemption period. Amends the Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Act. Makes changes concerning the maximum household income. Effective immediately.

Where it stands

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez

May 14, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

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Bill history

  1. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty

  2. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock

  3. First Reading

  4. Referred to Rules Committee

  5. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez

  6. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis

  7. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

  8. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed

  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

  11. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller

  12. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  13. Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee

  14. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar

  15. To Property Tax Subcommittee

  16. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin

  17. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  18. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter

  19. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez

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