CS/CS/HB 1563: Homestead Property Tax Exemptions for Classroom Teachers, Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, Child Welfare Professionals, and Servicemembers
GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Ways and Means Committee ; Tomkow ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Avila ; Brown ; Bush ; Casello ; Fabricio ; Fernandez-Barquin ; Fetterhoff ; Gregory ; Hunschofsky ; McClain ; Mooney ; Rizo ; Robinson, W. ; Salzman ; Snyder ; Toledo ; Willhite ; Woodson
Homestead Property Tax Exemptions for Classroom Teachers, Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, Child Welfare Professionals, and Servicemembers; Specifies information that must be supplied annually to property appraiser by specified professionals who qualify for specified exemption; provides conditions under which those specified professionals may receive additional homestead property tax exemption; specifies amount of homestead property tax exemption; provides requirements for applying for & receiving exemption; specifies actions property appraiser may take if taxpayer improperly claims exemption; provides penalties under certain conditions; requires Legislature to appropriate moneys to offset reductions in ad valorem tax revenues experienced by fiscally constrained counties due; specifies procedures for distributing such moneys.
Last Action: 6/28/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-219; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HJR 1 (Passed)
Bill Text: PDF
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/11/2022 | House |
• Filed • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/12/2022 | House |
• Referred to Ways & Means Committee • Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Ways & Means Committee |
| 1/27/2022 | House |
• Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda |
| 1/31/2022 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee |
| 2/1/2022 | House |
• Reported out of Ways & Means Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 2/2/2022 | House |
• Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee |
| 2/3/2022 | House |
• Added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda |
| 2/7/2022 | House |
• Favorable by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee • Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee • Now in State Affairs Committee |
| 2/15/2022 | House |
• PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda |
| 2/17/2022 | House |
• Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee • Reported out of State Affairs Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/22/2022) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) |
| 2/22/2022 | House |
• Read 2nd time • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar |
| 2/24/2022 | House |
• Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 • Immediately certified |
| 2/24/2022 | Senate |
• In Messages • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 468 |
| 2/25/2022 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/28/22, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 2/28/2022 | Senate |
• Received -SJ 468 • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 521 |
| 3/1/2022 | Senate |
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading |
| 3/10/2022 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/22 -SJ 762 • Read 2nd time -SJ 779 • Read 3rd time -SJ 780 • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 1 -SJ 780 |
| 3/10/2022 | House |
• In Messages • Ordered enrolled |
| 6/17/2022 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
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| 6/24/2022 |
• Approved by Governor |
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| 6/28/2022 |
• Chapter No. 2022-219; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HJR 1 (Passed) |
