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| 1 | 1 | By: Martinez Fischer H.J.R. No. 183 | |
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| 4 | 4 | A JOINT RESOLUTION | |
| 5 | 5 | proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature | |
| 6 | 6 | to exempt from ad valorem taxation the real and personal property | |
| 7 | 7 | owned and exclusively used by a labor organization for the | |
| 8 | 8 | organization's operations. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by | |
| 11 | 11 | adding Section 1-w to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 1-w. The legislature by general law may exempt from ad | |
| 13 | 13 | valorem taxation the total market value of the real and personal | |
| 14 | 14 | property owned and exclusively used by a labor organization for the | |
| 15 | 15 | organization's operations. The legislature may define "labor | |
| 16 | 16 | organization" for purposes of this section. The legislature may | |
| 17 | 17 | prescribe additional eligibility requirements for the exemption. | |
| 18 | 18 | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | |
| 19 | 19 | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. | |
| 20 | 20 | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the | |
| 21 | 21 | proposition: "The constitutional amendment to authorize the | |
| 22 | 22 | legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the real and | |
| 23 | 23 | personal property owned and exclusively used by a labor | |
| 24 | 24 | organization for the organization's operations." |