Texas Increased Homestead Exemption for School District Property Taxes Amendment (2023)

Texas Increased Homestead Exemption for School District Property Taxes Amendment
Election date November 7, 2023
Topic Taxes
Status Not on the ballot
Type Constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

The Texas Increased Homestead Exemption for School District Property Taxes Amendment was not on the ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 7, 2023.

The amendment would have increased the homestead exemption for school district property taxes from $40,000 to $70,000. It also would have provided that school districts are entitled to additional state aid to cover the loss of local revenue. Texans last approved an increase in 2022 with the passage of Proposition 2, which increased the exemption from $25,000 to $40,000.

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The full text of the amendment can be read here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Texas Constitution

To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required in both the Texas State Senate and the Texas House of Representatives.

This amendment was introduced as Senate Joint Resolution 3 on March 1, 2023. On March 22, 2023, the state Senate passed SJR 3 in a vote of 31-0.

Vote in the Texas State Senate March 22, 2023
Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber
Number of yes votes required: 21  a
	Yes	No	Not voting
Total	31	0	0
Total percent	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Democrat	12	0	0
Republican	19	0	0

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2023 measures

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• 2023 legislative sessions

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