The Texas Legislature voted to send a constitutional amendment to the Nov. 2023 ballot that would allow counties or municipalities to authorize an exemption from property taxes on all or part of the appraised value of real property used to operate childcare facilities. A partial property tax exemption would need to equal at least 50% of the appraised value.
This amendment was introduced as Senate Joint Resolution 64 on March 9, 2023. On May 3, 2023, the state Senate passed SJR 64 by a vote of 25-6. On May 19, the state House passed SJR 64 by a vote of 114-31 with four not voting. Democratic Rep. Terry Canales joined 36 Republican legislators in voting against the amendment.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission reported that Texas had lost nearly a quarter of its child-care providers between March 2020 and September 2021.
