Property tax relief bills pass Senate, move to House
Due to quick bill referral by Lt. Governor Patrick, Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) passes SB 8, SB 12, and SJR 2 out of Senate unanimously for second time with tremendous bipartisan support, 29-0. These bills are designed to build upon the property tax reform and relief and school finance reform efforts from the past sessions and have the majority of Senators as bipartisan co-authors. In SB 12/SJR2 the implementation date will be January 1, 2023 due to lack of quorum to pass the bills the first time in the House.