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| 1 | - | H.J.R. No. 132 | |
| 1 | + | By: Hefner, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Hughes) H.J.R. No. 132 | |
| 2 | + | (In the Senate - Received from the House May 3, 2023; | |
| 3 | + | May 5, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Finance; | |
| 4 | + | May 15, 2023, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 13, | |
| 5 | + | Nays 4; May 15, 2023, sent to printer.) | |
| 6 | + | Click here to see the committee vote | |
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| 9 | + | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION | |
| 5 | 10 | proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of | |
| 6 | 11 | an individual net worth or wealth tax. | |
| 7 | 12 | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 8 | 13 | SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by | |
| 9 | 14 | adding Section 25 to read as follows: | |
| 10 | 15 | Sec. 25. The legislature may not impose a tax based on the | |
| 11 | 16 | wealth or net worth of an individual or family, including a tax | |
| 12 | 17 | based on the difference between the assets and liabilities of an | |
| 13 | 18 | individual or family. | |
| 14 | 19 | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | |
| 15 | - | submitted to the voters at an election to | |
| 20 | + | submitted to the voters at an election to held November 7, 2023. | |
| 16 | 21 | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the | |
| 17 | 22 | proposition: "The constitutional amendment prohibiting the | |
| 18 | 23 | imposition of an individual wealth or net worth tax, including a tax | |
| 19 | 24 | on the difference between the assets and liabilities of an | |
| 20 | 25 | individual or family." | |
| 21 | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ | |
| 22 | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House | |
| 23 | - | I certify that H.J.R. No. 132 was passed by the House on May | |
| 24 | - | 2, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 101, Nays 45, 0 present, not | |
| 25 | - | voting. | |
| 26 | - | ______________________________ | |
| 27 | - | Chief Clerk of the House | |
| 28 | - | I certify that H.J.R. No. 132 was passed by the Senate on May | |
| 29 | - | 19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 22, Nays 9. | |
| 30 | - | ______________________________ | |
| 31 | - | Secretary of the Senate | |
| 32 | - | RECEIVED: _____________________ | |
| 33 | - | Date | |
| 34 | - | _____________________ | |
| 35 | - | Secretary of State | |
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