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Texas House Bill HJR141

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1-By: Guillen, Kacal, Ashby, Lopez of Cameron H.J.R. No. 141
1+88R16825 MLH-F
2+ By: Guillen H.J.R. No. 141
3+ Substitute the following for H.J.R. No. 141:
4+ By: Noble C.S.H.J.R. No. 141
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47 A JOINT RESOLUTION
5- proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature
8+ proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature
69 to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad
7- valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of a producer and to
8- authorize the commissioners court of a county to exempt from ad
9- valorem taxation by each political subdivision that taxes the
10- property the portion of the assessed value of a person's property
11- that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of a
12- rainwater harvesting or graywater system.
10+ valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer.
1311 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
14- ARTICLE 1. EXEMPTION FOR FARM PRODUCTS IN THE HANDS OF THE
15- PRODUCER
16- SECTION 1.01. Section 19, Article VIII, Texas Constitution,
17- is amended to read as follows:
12+ SECTION 1. Section 19, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is
13+ amended to read as follows:
1814 Sec. 19. (a) Farm products[, livestock, and poultry] in the
1915 hands of the producer[,] and family supplies for home and farm
2016 use[,] are exempt from all taxation until otherwise directed by a
2117 two-thirds vote of all the members elected [elect] to both houses of
2218 the Legislature.
2319 (b) The Legislature by general law may define "farm
2420 products" and "in the hands of the producer" for purposes of this
2521 section and may include in the definition of "farm products"
2622 livestock, poultry, timber, and supplies used or produced in a
2723 farming operation.
28- SECTION 1.02. This proposed constitutional amendment shall
29- be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7,
30- 2023. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against
31- the proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the
24+ SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
25+ submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023.
26+ The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
27+ proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the
3228 legislature to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption
3329 from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the
3430 producer."
35- ARTICLE 2. EXEMPTION FOR RAINWATER HARVESTING OR GRAYWATER SYSTEM
36- SECTION 2.01. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended
37- by adding Section 1-u to read as follows:
38- Sec. 1-u. The legislature by general law may authorize the
39- commissioners court of a county to exempt from ad valorem taxation
40- by each political subdivision that taxes the property the portion
41- of the assessed value of a person's property that is attributable to
42- the installation in or on the property of a rainwater harvesting or
43- graywater system and may provide additional eligibility
44- requirements for the exemption.
45- SECTION 2.02. This proposed constitutional amendment shall
46- be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7,
47- 2023. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against
48- the proposition: "The constitutional amendment to authorize the
49- commissioners court of a county to exempt from ad valorem taxation
50- by each political subdivision that taxes the property the portion
51- of the assessed value of a person's property that is attributable to
52- the installation in or on the property of a rainwater harvesting or
53- graywater system."