Bill Text: TX HJR84 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total assessed value of the residence homestead of a veteran or current member of the armed services of the United States while the veteran or current service member participates in a veterans court program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-09 - Referred to Ways & Means [HJR84 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HJR84-Introduced.html
84R7393 CJC-D | ||
By: Farias | H.J.R. No. 84 |
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature | ||
to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total assessed value of the | ||
residence homestead of a veteran or current member of the armed | ||
services of the United States while the veteran or current service | ||
member participates in a veterans court program. | ||
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by | ||
adding Section 1-s to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1-s. The legislature by general law may exempt from ad | ||
valorem taxation the total assessed value of the residence | ||
homestead of a veteran or current member of the armed services of | ||
the United States who is a participant in a veterans court program | ||
during the period in which the veteran or current service member | ||
participates in the program. The legislature by general law may | ||
provide additional eligibility requirements for the exemption. | ||
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | ||
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 3, 2015. | ||
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the | ||
proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the | ||
legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total assessed | ||
value of the residence homestead of a veteran or current member of | ||
the armed services of the United States while the veteran or current | ||
service member participates in a veterans court program." |