2025-2026 89th Legislature

SJR78

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation certain perishable inventory held for sale at retail.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Local Government
Last status date: May 5, 2025
Last status update: Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Pending committee: Local Government
Author: Royce West
Co-sponsors: Paul Bettencourt Cesar Blanco Molly Cook Peter Flores Roland Gutierrez

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Committee referrals

April 7, 2025 · Senate

Local Government

Instrument history

This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

May 5, 2025
Senate Left pending in committee
May 5, 2025
Senate Testimony taken in committee
May 5, 2025
Senate Considered in public hearing
May 5, 2025
Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
April 22, 2025
Senate Co-author authorized
April 7, 2025
Senate Referred to Local Government
April 7, 2025
Senate Read first time
March 26, 2025
Senate Co-author authorized
March 14, 2025
Senate Filed
March 14, 2025
Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 2007812
LegiScan session ID: 2160
Source file: var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SJR78.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00