Bills & Legislation

Proposing a constitutional amendment to clarify and implement certain provisions governing the impeachment, trial, removal from office, and disqualification of public officers.

Brian BirdwellRepublican

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Veterans' Land Board to issue general obligation bonds in an aggregate principal amount that is greater than amounts previously authorized.

Tan ParkerRepublican

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a statewide referendum allowing voters to indicate a preference for observing standard time year-round or observing daylight saving time year-round.

Judith ZaffiriniDemocrat

Proposing a constitutional amendment to make gender neutral the constitutional provisions governing the qualifications of a person to be a senator or member of the house of representatives.

Judith ZaffiriniDemocrat

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a carbon tax.

Bryan HughesRepublican

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total appraised value of real property used as a data center and the tangible personal property used by the data center to meet the data center's demand for energy.

Tan ParkerRepublican

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the amount of the appraised value of real property that arises from the installation or construction on the property of a generator that is primarily for the production and distribution of energy for on-site use.

Brandon CreightonRepublican

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on real property used for a grocery store or healthy corner store located in a food desert.

José MenéndezDemocrat

Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the workforce housing fund to facilitate the development of affordable workforce housing and transferring to that fund $2 billion from state general revenue.

Nathan JohnsonDemocrat

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring consent by two-thirds of the members of the house of representatives and senate for the governor to call more than one special session per legislative biennium.

Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos

Proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the provisions that require that land be devoted to agricultural use for a specified period to be eligible for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes on the basis of its productivity value and that subject land appraised on that basis to an additional tax when the land is diverted to a purpose other than agricultural use or sold.

Andy Hopper

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for credits against the ad valorem taxes imposed by a school district on the property of certain persons who provide an educational alternative for a child eligible to attend a public school in the district.

Andy Hopper

Proposing a constitutional amendment to lengthen the period for redeeming the residence homestead of an elderly person sold at an ad valorem tax sale.

Harold V. Dutton Jr.

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the periodic review of state and local tax preferences and the expiration of certain tax preferences if not reauthorized by law.

Harold V. Dutton Jr.

Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.

Jared Patterson

Proposing a constitutional amendment to reserve to the people the powers of initiative and referendum.

Vikki Goodwin

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a political subdivision of the total market value of surplus real property a person purchases from a school district.

Vincent Perez

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of a portion of the market value of certain leased residential real properties, to establish and prescribe the permissible uses of the property tax relief to rental households fund, and to include payments from the property tax relief to rental households fund in the exception of certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.

John Bryant

Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total market value of real property on which the ad valorem taxes have been prepaid and to establish the prepaid property tax trust fund to provide annual distributions to political subdivisions affected by the exemption.

Dade Phelan

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Health Care Workforce Education Fund to provide funding to eligible institutions of higher education to address Texas' health care workforce needs and drive the state economy.

Terry M. Wilson

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from restricting an individual's access to abortion and related health care.

James Talarico

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature, Texas congressional districts, and State Board of Education districts and revising procedures for redistricting.

James Talarico

Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a person may serve as a statewide elected officer in the executive branch.

James Talarico

Proposing a constitutional amendment to restrict the power of the legislature to mandate unfunded or underfunded costs and requirements on a school district.

Mihaela Plesa

Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a person may serve as speaker of the house of representatives.

Brian Harrison

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a one-time credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed by a political subdivision on the first property that a person purchases and qualifies as the person's residence homestead and to provide for the reimbursement of political subdivisions for the revenue loss incurred as a result of the credit.

Salman Bhojani

Proposing a constitutional amendment related to the funding and support of public free schools.

Wes Virdell

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.

Diego M. Bernal

Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning the limitation on the rate of growth in state and local appropriations with the return of over-collected taxpayer money by reducing taxes.

Steve Toth

Proposing a constitutional amendment to require a supermajority vote to authorize a political subdivision to issue general obligation bonds.

Ellen Troxclair

Proposing a constitutional amendment to clarify and implement certain provisions governing the impeachment, trial, removal from office, and disqualification of public officers.

Cody Vasut

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on real property occupied by a person who entered the property without the consent of the owner.

Mike Schofield

Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing a member of the legislature to be employed as a teacher or first responder by a governmental entity while holding legislative office.

Aicha Davis

Proposing a constitutional amendment conditioning the implementation of a school choice program on federal reimbursement of state expenses relating to securing the border.

Dade Phelan

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the use of money from the Texas energy fund for energy efficiency projects conducted to benefit retail electric customers.

Yvonne Davis

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances for illegal aliens charged with certain offenses punishable as a felony.

Joan HuffmanRepublican

Proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right of individuals to refuse medical treatments.

Bob HallRepublican

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature and Texas congressional districts and revising procedures for redistricting.

José MenéndezDemocrat

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a parent's right to direct a child's education.

Angela PaxtonRepublican

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the disciplinary powers of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

Royce WestDemocrat

Proposing a constitutional amendment to reserve to the people the powers of initiative and referendum.

Nathan JohnsonDemocrat

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide that the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes for the first tax year that the owner of the property qualifies the property for a residence homestead exemption is the market value of the property and that, if the owner purchased the property, the purchase price of the property is considered to be the market value of the property for that tax year and to limit increases in the appraised value of the homestead for subsequent tax years based on the market value of all new improvements to the property.

Pete FloresRepublican

Proposing a constitutional amendment to foster economic development and job growth, provide tax relief and funding for education and public safety programs, and reform and support the horse racing industry by authorizing casino gaming at destination resorts, authorizing sports wagering, and creating the Texas Gaming Commission to regulate casino gaming and sports wagering; requiring a license to conduct casino gaming; requiring the imposition of a casino gaming tax, sports wagering tax, and license application fees.

Carol AlvaradoDemocrat

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under limited circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons.

Joan HuffmanRepublican

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from imposing certain taxes on the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.

Charles PerryRepublican

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy.

Sarah EckhardtDemocrat

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.

Brandon CreightonRepublican