81R1900 JE-D
By: Bonnen H.J.R. No. 48
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature
to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the assessed value
of the residence homesteads of volunteer firefighters and emergency
medical services volunteers.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1-b, Article VIII, Texas Constitution,
is amended by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows:
(j) The legislature by general law may exempt from ad
valorem taxation $5,000 of the assessed value of the residence
homestead of a person who serves as a volunteer firefighter or
emergency medical services volunteer.
SECTION 2. 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 voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the
legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the
assessed value of the residence homesteads of volunteer
firefighters and emergency medical services volunteers."