Bill Text: TX HJR21 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the disabled veteran by a charitable organization for less than the market value of the residence homestead and harmonizing certain related provisions of the Texas Constitution.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)

Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2017-05-30 - Filed with the Secretary of State [HJR21 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HJR21-Enrolled.html
 
 
  H.J.R. No. 21
 
 
 
A JOINT RESOLUTION
  proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature
  to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the
  market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled
  veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if
  the residence homestead was donated to the disabled veteran by a
  charitable organization for less than the market value of the
  residence homestead and harmonizing certain related provisions of
  the Texas Constitution.
         BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 1-b(l), Article VIII, Texas
  Constitution, as proposed by H.J.R. 24, 83rd Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2013, is amended to read as follows:
         (l)  The legislature by general law may provide that a
  partially disabled veteran is entitled to an exemption from ad
  valorem taxation of a percentage of the market value of the disabled
  veteran's residence homestead that is equal to the percentage of
  disability of the disabled veteran if the residence homestead was
  donated to the disabled veteran by a charitable organization for
  less than the market value of the residence homestead, including at
  no cost to the disabled veteran.  The legislature by general law may
  provide additional eligibility requirements for the exemption.  For
  purposes of this subsection, "partially disabled veteran" means a
  disabled veteran as described by Section 2(b) of this article who is
  certified as having a disability rating of less than 100 percent.  A
  limitation or restriction on a disabled veteran's entitlement to an
  exemption under Section 2(b) of this article, or on the amount of an
  exemption under Section 2(b), does not apply to an exemption under
  this subsection.
         SECTION 2.  Section 1-b(l), Article VIII, Texas
  Constitution, as proposed by H.J.R. 62, 83rd Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2013, is redesignated as Section 1-b(m), Article VIII,
  Texas Constitution, to read as follows:
         (m) [(l)]  The legislature by general law may provide that
  the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United
  States who is killed in action is entitled to an exemption from ad
  valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the surviving
  spouse's residence homestead if the surviving spouse has not
  remarried since the death of the member of the armed services.
         SECTION 3.  Section 1-b(m), Article VIII, Texas
  Constitution, is redesignated as Section 1-b(n), Article VIII,
  Texas Constitution, and amended to read as follows:
         (n) [(m)]  The legislature by general law may provide that a
  surviving spouse who qualifies for and receives an exemption in
  accordance with Subsection (m) [(l)] of this section and who
  subsequently qualifies a different property as the surviving
  spouse's residence homestead is entitled to an exemption from ad
  valorem taxation of the subsequently qualified homestead in an
  amount equal to the dollar amount of the exemption from ad valorem
  taxation of the first homestead for which the exemption was
  received in accordance with Subsection (m) [(l)] of this section in
  the last year in which the surviving spouse received the exemption
  in accordance with that subsection for that homestead if the
  surviving spouse has not remarried since the death of the member of
  the armed services.
         SECTION 4.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2017.
  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
  proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the
  legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of
  part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially
  disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled
  veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the disabled
  veteran by a charitable organization for less than the market value
  of the residence homestead and harmonizing certain related
  provisions of the Texas Constitution."
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.J.R. No. 21 was passed by the House on May 8,
  2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 0, 3 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.J.R. No. 21 was passed by the Senate on May
  23, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  RECEIVED:  _____________________
                     Date         
   
            _____________________
              Secretary of State       
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