# Texas HJR 16: Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total market value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.

Texas HJR 16, Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total market value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses., is a 89th Legislature 2nd Called Session House bill sponsored by Cecil Bell Jr.; status failed, last action 2025-08-20 (Referred to Ways & Means) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-HJR16-892
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Texas HJR 16
- State: Texas
- Session: 89th Legislature 2nd Called Session
- Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total market value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-08-15
- Last action: 2025-08-20, Referred to Ways & Means
- Sponsor: Cecil Bell Jr.
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Aging, Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance, Property Interests--Homestead, Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments, State Finances--Management & Control, Taxation--City, Taxation--County, Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts, Taxation--Property-Exemptions, Taxation--School District
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Cecil Bell Jr., House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-08-20: Referred to Ways & Means (House)
- 2025-08-20: Read first time (House)
- 2025-08-15: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HJ00016I.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/pdf/HJ00016I.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HJ00016I.HTM)
- [Introduced (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/pdf/HJ00016I.PDF)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-HJR16-892 (as of 2026-11-01).