By: Coleman H.J.R. No. 141
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment to provide property tax
abatement for home and business owners who install solar panels on
their homes or businesses.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1-c, Article VIII of the Texas Constitution is added.
This proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the
voters at an election to be held November 3, 2009. The ballot shall
be printed to permit [or "provide for"] voting for or against the
proposition: " The constitutional amendment shall allow the
legislature by general law to exempt property from ad valorem
taxation and business franchise taxes in the amount necessary to
pay for the installation of solar panels on said property. This tax
credit may be claimed until such purchase and installation costs
are extinguished or for a period no longer than five years from the
date the exemption is first claimed whichever comes first. Any
increase in appraised property value which arises as a result of the
installation or construction of such panels on the home or business
shall not be included for the purposes of determining the taxable
value of that property for five years after the exemption is first
claimed."