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CS/SB 804: Homestead Property Tax Exemptions

GENERAL BILL by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security ; Brandes

Homestead Property Tax Exemptions; Revising a homestead tax exemption for the surviving spouses of certain veterans who died from service-connected causes while on active duty, to remove a specified condition of permanent residency; providing a homestead tax exemption to the unremarried surviving spouses of certain disabled veterans if the veteran or spouse owned property in another state and used such property in a manner that would have qualified for homestead exemption in this state as of a specified date, and specifying requirements for and conditions of the exemption, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2017
Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Finance and Tax
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
  2. Finance and Tax (FT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/10/2015 Senate • Filed
    11/19/2015 Senate • Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 60
    1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 60
    1/14/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 01/19/16, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    1/19/2016 Senate • CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 -SJ 239
    1/21/2016 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Finance and Tax -SJ 239
    • CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security read 1st time -SJ 241
    3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Finance and Tax

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  • CS/SB 804, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/21/2016 at 4:30 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 611 (c1) Homestead Property Tax Exemptions Hager Similar Last Action: 3/11/2016 H Died in Finance and Tax Committee
    Location: In committee/council (FTC)

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    196.081 Exemption for certain permanently and totally disabled veterans and for surviving spouses of veterans; exemption for surviving spouses of first responders who die in the line of duty. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 804, Original Filed Version Posted 11/10/2015 at 1:04 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (Pre-Meeting) 1/15/2016 (pdf)
    Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (Post-Meeting) 1/21/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 611 (c1) Homestead Property Tax Exemptions Hager Similar Last Action: 3/11/2016 H Died in Finance and Tax Committee
    Location: In committee/council (FTC)

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    523874 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
    (Evers)
    1/15/2016
    2:12 PM
    Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    1/21/2016
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 112512 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (523874)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
    (Evers)
    1/19/2016
    11:26 AM
    Favorable
    1/21/2016
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/19/2016 4:00 PM Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security 3 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    196.081 Exemption for certain permanently and totally disabled veterans and for surviving spouses of veterans; exemption for surviving spouses of first responders who die in the line of duty. Page 1 (pdf)

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