Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR183 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 03/13/2023

                            By: Martinez Fischer H.J.R. No. 183


 A JOINT RESOLUTION
 proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature
 to exempt from ad valorem taxation the real and personal property
 owned and exclusively used by a labor organization for the
 organization's operations.
 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by
 adding Section 1-w to read as follows:
 Sec. 1-w.  The legislature by general law may exempt from ad
 valorem taxation the total market value of the real and personal
 property owned and exclusively used by a labor organization for the
 organization's operations.  The legislature may define "labor
 organization" for purposes of this section.  The legislature may
 prescribe additional eligibility requirements for the exemption.
 SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
 submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023.
 The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
 proposition: "The constitutional amendment to authorize the
 legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the real and
 personal property owned and exclusively used by a labor
 organization for the organization's operations."