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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to eligibility for the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a totally disabled veteran."
+description: "Relating to eligibility for the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a totally disabled veteran."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "SB 794"
+citation: "Texas SB 794 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Disabilities", "Persons with (I0380)", "Military & Veterans (I0535)", "Property Interests--Homestead (I0616)", "Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (I0792)", "Taxation--Property-Exemptions (I0793)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Campbell", "Meyer"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 67
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-02-24"
+last_action: "2021-06-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b9eb05d-8aa1-4639-ad5a-8bebe0e74ead"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00700_SB00799/SB 794.xml"
+source_hash: "34d0e9e2e8152c6eba8164b2d5de086acc4df75f3bd8a19aa6df01804dcce32c"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas SB 794 (87) — Relating to eligibility for the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a totally disabled veteran.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00794I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00794E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00794H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00794S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00794F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- other — **138–1** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **143–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Campbell — primary (person)
+- Meyer — primary (person)
+- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-24** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
+- **2021-02-24** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-11** Referred to Vet Affairs & Border Security `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-30** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-03-30** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-01** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-01** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-04-01** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-04-19** Co-author authorized
+- **2021-04-19** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-04-19** Laid before the Senate
+- **2021-04-19** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
+- **2021-04-19** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-19** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-04-19** Record vote
+- **2021-04-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-19** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-19** Record vote
+- **2021-04-19** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-20** Received from the Senate `introduction`
+- **2021-04-28** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-04-28** Referred to Ways & Means `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-03** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-03** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-05-03** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-05** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-05-05** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-05-14** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-05-14** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-05-17** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-05-20** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-23** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-05-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-24** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
+- **2021-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-25** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-25** House passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-27** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
+- **2021-05-27** Read
+- **2021-05-27** Senate refuses to concur
+- **2021-05-27** Senate requests conference committee
+- **2021-05-27** Senate appoints conferees
+- **2021-05-27** Senate refuses to concur-reported
+- **2021-05-27** Senate requests conference committee-reported
+- **2021-05-27** Senate appoints conferees-reported
+- **2021-05-28** House grants request for conference committee
+- **2021-05-28** House appoints conferees
+- **2021-05-28** House grants request for conf comm-reported
+- **2021-05-28** House appoints conferees-reported
+- **2021-05-29** Conference committee report filed
+- **2021-05-29** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
+- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts conference committee report
+- **2021-05-30** Record vote
+- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
+- **2021-05-30** House adopts conference committee report
+- **2021-05-30** Record vote
+- **2021-05-30** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
+- **2021-05-31** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-16** Effective on 1/1/22 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b9eb05d-8aa1-4639-ad5a-8bebe0e74ead`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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