| 1 | 1 | | 85S10313 SMT-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Gervin-Hawkins H.J.R. No. 44 |
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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 all or part of the market value |
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| 8 | 8 | | of the residence homestead of a peace officer who resides in a high |
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| 9 | 9 | | crime area. |
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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. Section 1-b, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, |
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| 12 | 12 | | is amended by adding Subsection (t) to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (t) The legislature by general law may exempt from ad |
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| 14 | 14 | | valorem taxation all or part of the market value of the residence |
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| 15 | 15 | | homestead of a peace officer who resides in a high crime area. The |
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| 16 | 16 | | legislature by general law may define "high crime area" and "peace |
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| 17 | 17 | | officer" for purposes of this subsection and may provide additional |
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| 18 | 18 | | eligibility requirements for the exemption authorized by this |
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| 19 | 19 | | subsection. |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to |
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| 21 | 21 | | the Texas Constitution: |
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| 22 | 22 | | TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) This temporary provision applies |
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| 23 | 23 | | to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 85th Legislature, |
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| 24 | 24 | | 1st Called Session, 2017, authorizing the legislature to exempt |
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| 25 | 25 | | from ad valorem taxation all or part of the market value of the |
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| 26 | 26 | | residence homestead of a peace officer who resides in a high crime |
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| 27 | 27 | | area. |
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| 28 | 28 | | (b) Section 1-b(t), Article VIII, of this constitution |
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| 29 | 29 | | takes effect January 1, 2019, and applies only to ad valorem taxes |
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| 30 | 30 | | imposed for a tax year beginning on or after that date. |
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| 31 | 31 | | (c) This temporary provision expires January 1, 2020. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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| 33 | 33 | | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2017. |
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| 34 | 34 | | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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| 35 | 35 | | proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the |
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| 36 | 36 | | legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation all or part of the |
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| 37 | 37 | | market value of the residence homestead of a peace officer who |
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| 38 | 38 | | resides in a high crime area." |
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