| 1 | 1 | | 85R1195 CJC-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Turner H.J.R. No. 52 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A JOINT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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| 7 | 7 | | to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the assessed value |
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| 8 | 8 | | of certain real property used to provide housing to certain |
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| 9 | 9 | | individuals with disabilities. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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| 12 | 12 | | adding Section 1-p to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 1-p. The legislature by general law may exempt from ad |
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| 14 | 14 | | valorem taxation a portion of the assessed value of property used to |
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| 15 | 15 | | provide housing to individuals with disabilities in an amount equal |
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| 16 | 16 | | to the costs the owner of the property incurs to maintain, operate, |
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| 17 | 17 | | and make improvements to the property. The legislature may provide |
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| 18 | 18 | | eligibility requirements for the exemption authorized by this |
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| 19 | 19 | | section and may provide for the manner of determining the amount of |
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| 20 | 20 | | the exemption to which a property owner is entitled in a tax year. |
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| 21 | 21 | | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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| 22 | 22 | | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2017. |
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| 23 | 23 | | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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| 24 | 24 | | proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the |
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| 25 | 25 | | legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the |
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| 26 | 26 | | assessed value of certain real property used to provide housing to |
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| 27 | 27 | | certain individuals with disabilities." |
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