CS/SB 888 (2019) -  Homestead Property Tax Discount

General Bill by Military and Veterans Affairs and Space and Brandes
Homestead Property Tax Discount: Providing that if certain conditions are met, the homestead property tax discount for certain disabled veterans carries over to the benefit of the veteran’s surviving spouse until the surviving spouse remarries or sells or otherwise disposes of the homestead property; providing that if the surviving spouse sells the property, the discount may be transferred to his or her new primary residence, subject to certain conditions, etc.
Effective Date: On the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by SJR 886 or a similar joint resolution having substantially the same specific intent and purpose, if such amendment to the State Constitution is approved at the general election held in November 2020 or at an earlier special election specifically authorized by law for that purpose
Last Event: 05/03/19 S Died in Appropriations on Friday, May 3, 2019 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Military and Veterans Affairs and Space
    • On agenda for: 03/13/19 10:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Finance and Tax
    • On agenda for: 04/04/19 12:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SJR 886 Subject: Homestead Tax Exemption/Surviving Spouse of a Veteran Relationship: Linked
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 719 Subject: Surviving Spouse Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/HJR 717 Subject: Ad Valorem Tax Discount for Spouses of Certain Deceased Veterans Who Had Permanent, Combat-Related Disabilities Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Finance and Tax 4/4/2019 2:52:02 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Finance and Tax 4/2/2019 3:10:24 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs and Space 3/13/2019 5:06:47 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs and Space 3/11/2019 5:46:30 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 04/04/2019 - 3:13 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Finance and Tax; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 325 Time: 04/04/2019 - 2:13 PM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 04/04/19, 12:30 pm, 401 Senate Building Time: 04/01/2019 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: c1
Event: S CS by Military and Veterans Affairs and Space read 1st time -SJ 242 Time: 03/14/2019 - 5:57 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs and Space Version: c1
Event: S Now in Finance and Tax Time: 03/14/2019 - 12:52 PM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/13/2019 - 1:32 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs and Space Version: c1
Event: S CS by Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 195 Time: 03/13/2019 - 10:30 AM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs and Space Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs and Space, 03/13/19, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building Time: 03/08/2019 - 3:02 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs and Space Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 98 Time: 03/05/2019 - 8:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 98 Time: 02/19/2019 - 9:44 AM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs and Space Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/07/2019 - 4:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
196.082 CS/CS/HB 719