88R15358 MLH-D By: Gervin-Hawkins H.J.R. No. 187 A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property that arises from the installation in the property of certain energy efficiency-related improvements. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by adding Section 1-m-1 to read as follows: Sec. 1-m-1. The legislature by general law may exempt from ad valorem taxation the portion of the market value of real property that arises from the installation in the property of an energy efficiency-related improvement. The legislature may define "energy efficiency-related improvement" for purposes of this section and may prescribe additional eligibility requirements for the exemption provided by this section. 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 provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property that arises from the installation in the property of certain energy efficiency-related improvements."