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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty and to late applications for exemptions from such taxation for disabled members."
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description: "Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty and to late applications for exemptions from such taxation for disabled members."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "87"
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identifier: "SB 611"
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citation: "Texas SB 611 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Disabilities", "Persons with (I0380)", "Military & Veterans (I0535)", "Property Interests--Homestead (I0616)", "Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (I0792)", "Taxation--Property-Exemptions (I0793)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Blanco", "Bucy", "Campbell", "Gutierrez", "Hall", "Hancock", "Hinojosa", "Huffman", "Lopez", "Lucio", "Menéndez", "Paxton", "Perry", "Powell", "Schwertner", "Seliger", "Springer", "Whitmire"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 52
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-02-08"
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last_action: "2021-06-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d068f539-967f-4366-96b1-eb3562801ac6"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00600_SB00699/SB 611.xml"
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source_hash: "9213da00affd51cd87b386066b88e4b6b28f0120e9e7a4a08a68e9ee325fdabc"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
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---
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# Texas SB 611 (87) — Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty and to late applications for exemptions from such taxation for disabled members.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00611I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00611E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00611H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00611S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00611F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **146–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bettencourt — primary (person)
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- Blanco — primary (person)
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- Bucy — primary (person)
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- Campbell — primary (person)
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- Gutierrez — primary (person)
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- Hall — primary (person)
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- Hancock — primary (person)
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- Hinojosa — primary (person)
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- Huffman — primary (person)
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- Lopez — primary (person)
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- Lucio — primary (person)
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- Menéndez — primary (person)
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- Paxton — primary (person)
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- Perry — primary (person)
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- Powell — primary (person)
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- Schwertner — primary (person)
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- Seliger — primary (person)
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- Springer — primary (person)
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- Whitmire — primary (person)
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- Hughes — cosponsor (person)
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- Taylor — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-08** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
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- **2021-02-08** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-11** Referred to Vet Affairs & Border Security `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-30** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2021-03-30** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-03-30** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2021-04-01** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-01** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2021-04-07** Co-author authorized
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- **2021-04-07** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-04-08** Co-author authorized
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- **2021-04-08** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2021-04-08** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
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- **2021-04-08** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-08** Three day rule suspended
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- **2021-04-08** Record vote
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- **2021-04-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-08** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-08** Record vote
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- **2021-04-08** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-04-09** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-04-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-04-13** Referred to Ways & Means `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-26** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-04-26** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2021-04-26** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-05-05** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2021-05-05** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-05-12** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-05-12** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-05-13** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2021-05-17** Considered in Calendars
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- **2021-05-20** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2021-05-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-20** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
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- **2021-05-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-23** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-05-23** Record vote
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- **2021-05-24** House passage as amended reported
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- **2021-05-27** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
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- **2021-05-27** Read
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- **2021-05-27** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
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- **2021-05-27** Record vote
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- **2021-05-27** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
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- **2021-05-28** Reported enrolled
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- **2021-05-30** Signed in the Senate
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- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
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- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-14** See remarks for effective date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d068f539-967f-4366-96b1-eb3562801ac6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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