CS/CS/HJR 209: Property Insurance Relief Homestead Exemption Non-school Property Tax

JOINT RESOLUTION by Ways & Means Committee, Select Committee on Property Taxes, Busatta

Property Insurance Relief Homestead Exemption Non-school Property Tax; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to increase by $200,000 the exemption for homestead property from all ad valorem taxation other than school district levies for homestead properties that have property insurance, to prohibit local governments from reducing total funding for first responders, and to provide an effective date.

Current Bill Version Posted: 12/10/2025 05:30 PM

• Related Bills (6)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 201 by Steele, Miller Elimination of Non-school Property Tax for Homesteads Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Ways & Means Committee	Compare
  H 203 (e1) by State Affairs Committee Elimination of Non-school Property for Homesteads Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Appropriations	Compare
  H 205 by Porras Elimination of Non-School Property Tax for Homesteads for Persons Age 65 or Older Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Ways & Means Committee	Compare
  H 207 by Abbott Assessed Home Value Homestead Exemption of Non-school Property Tax Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in State Affairs Committee	Compare
  H 211 by Overdorf Accrued Save-Our-Homes Property Tax Benefit for Non-school Property Tax Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Ways & Means Committee	Compare
  H 213 (c2) by State Affairs Committee Modification of Limitations on Property Assessment Increases Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died on Second Reading Calendar	Compare

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  10/16/2025	H	• Filed • Referred to Select Committee on Property Taxes • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Referred to Ways & Means Committee • Now in Select Committee on Property Taxes
  11/13/2025	H	• PCS added to Select Committee on Property Taxes agenda
  11/20/2025	H	• Favorable with CS by Select Committee on Property Taxes • Reported out of Select Committee on Property Taxes • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Referred to Ways & Means Committee • Now in State Affairs Committee
  11/25/2025	H	• Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
  12/2/2025	H	• Favorable by State Affairs Committee • Reported out of State Affairs Committee • Now in Ways & Means Committee
  12/3/2025	H	• Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
  12/10/2025	H	• Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee • Reported out of Ways & Means Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  12/11/2025	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3/13/2026	H	• Died on Second Reading Calendar