Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR53 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/06/2021

                            87R5794 SMT-D
 By: Shine H.J.R. No. 53


 A JOINT RESOLUTION
 proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature
 to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the value of a
 person's income-producing tangible personal property if the
 property has a value within a specified range of values.
 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 1, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is
 amended by adding Subsection (n) to read as follows:
 (n)  The legislature by general law may exempt from ad
 valorem taxation 20 percent of the taxable value of a person's
 tangible personal property that is held or used for the production
 of income if the property is listed in a single account maintained
 by the appraisal entity that appraises the property and the total
 taxable value of all property listed in the account is $5,000 or
 more and less than $500,000. A person may receive more than one
 exemption authorized by this subsection.
 SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
 submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2021.
 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 20 percent of the
 value of a person's income-producing tangible personal property if
 the property has a value of $5,000 or more and less than $500,000."