Bill Text: TX SJR4 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment excepting certain appropriations to pay for school district ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-15 - Left pending in committee [SJR4 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SJR4-Introduced.html
88R17172 KJE-D | ||
By: Bettencourt, Huffman, Parker | S.J.R. No. 4 |
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proposing a constitutional amendment excepting certain | ||
appropriations to pay for school district ad valorem tax relief | ||
from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of | ||
appropriations. | ||
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 22, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is | ||
amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: | ||
(a-1) Appropriations from state tax revenues not dedicated | ||
by this constitution that are made for the purpose of paying for | ||
school district ad valorem tax relief as identified by the | ||
legislature by general law are not included as appropriations for | ||
purposes of determining whether the rate of growth of | ||
appropriations exceeds the limitation prescribed by Subsection (a) | ||
of this section. | ||
SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to | ||
the Texas Constitution: | ||
TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) This temporary provision applies | ||
to the amendment to Section 22, Article VIII, of this constitution | ||
as proposed by the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, | ||
excepting certain appropriations to pay for school district ad | ||
valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate | ||
of growth of appropriations. | ||
(b) The change made to Section 22, Article VIII, of this | ||
constitution by the amendment applies to appropriations made for | ||
the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, and | ||
subsequent state fiscal bienniums. | ||
(c) This temporary provision expires September 1, 2025. | ||
SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | ||
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. | ||
The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the | ||
proposition: "The constitutional amendment excepting certain | ||
appropriations to pay for school district property tax relief from | ||
the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of | ||
appropriations." |