Texas State Senator
Joan Huffman 2023 - 88th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 10)
Legislative Session
Primary Author of Legislation
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SCR28
Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.
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Texas Senate Bill SJR2
Filed
3/10/23
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR3
Filed
3/1/23
Out of Senate Committee
3/21/23
Voted on by Senate
3/22/23
Out of House Committee
5/16/23
Voted on by House
5/18/23
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes, to increase the amount of an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads, to adjust the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in certain exemption amounts, and to except certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR4
Filed
3/10/23
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment excepting certain appropriations to pay for school district ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR44
Filed
2/13/23
Out of Senate Committee
3/9/23
Voted on by Senate
3/20/23
Out of House Committee
5/18/23
Voted on by House
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons and requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court as required and the safety of the community, law enforcement, and the victim of the alleged offense.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR5
Filed
3/10/23
Out of Senate Committee
4/4/23
Voted on by Senate
4/11/23
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the Texas University Fund, which provides funding to certain institutions of higher education to achieve national prominence as major research universities and drive the state economy.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR87
Filed
3/10/23
Out of Senate Committee
4/4/23
Voted on by Senate
4/13/23
Out of House Committee
5/12/23
Voted on by House
5/17/23
Sent toSOS
5/19/23
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation equipment or inventory held by a manufacturer of medical or biomedical products to protect the Texas healthcare network and strengthen our medical supply chain.
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Texas Senate Bill SR128
Recognizing February 7, 2023, as Matagorda County Day.
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Texas Senate Bill SR148
Recognizing Opal Lee on the occasion of the unveiling of her portrait in the Senate Chamber.
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Texas Senate Bill SR174
Recognizing February 15, 2023, as Orange and Maroon Legislative Day.
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Texas Senate Bill SR185
Recognizing February 21, 2023, as Texas Manufacturers' Day.
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Texas Senate Bill SR186
Recognizing February 28, 2023, as Brazoria County Day.
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Texas Senate Bill SR187
Recognizing February 28, 2023, as Wharton County Day.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SR198
Recognizing February 21, 2023, as Texas Ports Day.
Co-Author of Legislation
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR81
Filed
3/9/23
Out of Senate Committee
4/6/23
Voted on by Senate
4/24/23
Out of House Committee
5/19/23
Voted on by House
5/22/23
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and certain component institutions of the Texas State University System and repealing the limitation on the allocation to the Texas State Technical College System and its campuses of the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education.