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| 1 | 1 | By: Williams S.J.R. No. 49 | |
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| 4 | 4 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION | |
| 5 | 5 | proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature | |
| 6 | 6 | to provide for uniform standards and procedures for appraisal of | |
| 7 | 7 | property for ad valorem tax purposes. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | ARTICLE 1. Section 23(a), Article VIII, Texas Constitution, | |
| 10 | 10 | is amended to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 23. APPRAISAL OF PROPERTY; ENFORCEMENT OF STANDARDS. | |
| 12 | 12 | (a) There shall be no statewide appraisal of real property for ad | |
| 13 | 13 | valorem tax purposes; however, this shall not preclude formula | |
| 14 | 14 | distribution of tax revenues to political subdivisions of the state | |
| 15 | 15 | or the specification in general law of the uniform standards and | |
| 16 | 16 | procedures to be used in the appraisal of property for ad valorem | |
| 17 | 17 | tax purposes. | |
| 18 | 18 | ARTICLE 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | |
| 19 | 19 | submitted to the voters at an election to be held in November 3, | |
| 20 | 20 | 2009. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against | |
| 21 | 21 | the proposition: "The constitutional amendment providing for | |
| 22 | 22 | uniform standards and procedures for appraisal of property for ad | |
| 23 | 23 | valorem tax purposes." |