| 1 | 1 | | 88R365 CJC-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Bernal H.J.R. No. 16 |
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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 the total assessed value of the |
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| 8 | 8 | | residence homestead of an unpaid caregiver of an individual who is |
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| 9 | 9 | | eligible to receive long-term services and supports under the |
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| 10 | 10 | | Medicaid program while the individual is on a waiting list for the |
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| 11 | 11 | | services and supports. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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| 14 | 14 | | adding Section 1-q to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | Sec. 1-q. The legislature by general law may exempt from ad |
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| 16 | 16 | | valorem taxation the total assessed value of the residence |
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| 17 | 17 | | homestead of an unpaid caregiver of an individual who is eligible to |
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| 18 | 18 | | receive certain long-term services and supports through a program |
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| 19 | 19 | | established under federal law that provides health care and related |
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| 20 | 20 | | services and benefits to persons with disabilities and under which |
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| 21 | 21 | | this state receives federal matching money during the period the |
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| 22 | 22 | | individual is on a waiting list for the services and supports. The |
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| 23 | 23 | | legislature by general law may provide additional eligibility |
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| 24 | 24 | | requirements for the exemption. |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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| 26 | 26 | | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. |
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| 27 | 27 | | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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| 28 | 28 | | proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the |
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| 29 | 29 | | legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total assessed |
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| 30 | 30 | | value of the residence homestead of an unpaid caregiver of an |
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| 31 | 31 | | individual who is eligible to receive long-term services and |
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| 32 | 32 | | supports under the Medicaid program while the individual is on a |
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| 33 | 33 | | waiting list for the services and supports." |
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