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CS/HB 223: Homestead Exemptions

GENERAL BILL by Ways and Means Committee ; Buchanan

Homestead Exemptions; Provides exceptions to definition of term "change of ownership" for purposes of certain homestead assessment limitation; provides that person or family unit receiving or claiming benefit of certain ad valorem tax exemptions or tax credits in another state is not entitled to homestead exemption unless person or family unit demonstrates to property appraiser that certain conditions have been met; provides that homestead exemption forms prescribed by DOR may include taxpayer information relating to ad valorem tax exemptions or tax credits in another state.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Community Affairs
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Finance and Tax (FT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/25/2019 House • Filed
10/10/2019 House • Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Ways and Means Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 23
10/16/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 10/23/19, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
10/23/2019 House • Favorable by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 284
• Now in Ways and Means Committee -HJ 284
1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 23
1/23/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means Committee, 01/27/20, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
1/27/2020 House • CS by Ways and Means Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 448
1/28/2020 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Ways and Means Committee read 1st time -HJ 446
1/29/2020 House • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 462
2/11/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/13/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
2/13/2020 House • Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -HJ 569
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 569
2/20/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/20
2/26/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 644
• Read 3rd time -HJ 644
• CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 644
3/3/2020 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2020 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 468
• Received -SJ 468
3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Community Affairs