| 1 | 1 | | 88R11319 TJB-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Springer S.J.R. No. 46 |
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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 a person's inventory. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 1, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is |
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| 10 | 10 | | amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (g-1) to |
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| 11 | 11 | | read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (d) The Legislature by general law shall exempt from ad |
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| 13 | 13 | | valorem taxation household goods not held or used for the |
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| 14 | 14 | | production of income and personal effects not held or used for the |
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| 15 | 15 | | production of income. The Legislature by general law may exempt |
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| 16 | 16 | | from ad valorem taxation: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) all or part of the personal property homestead of a |
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| 18 | 18 | | family or single adult, "personal property homestead" meaning that |
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| 19 | 19 | | personal property exempt by law from forced sale for debt; |
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| 20 | 20 | | (2) subject to Subsections (e), [and] (g), and (g-1) |
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| 21 | 21 | | of this section, all other tangible personal property, except |
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| 22 | 22 | | structures which are substantially affixed to real estate and are |
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| 23 | 23 | | used or occupied as residential dwellings and except property held |
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| 24 | 24 | | or used for the production of income; |
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| 25 | 25 | | (3) subject to Subsection (e) of this section, a |
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| 26 | 26 | | leased motor vehicle that is not held primarily for the production |
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| 27 | 27 | | of income by the lessee and that otherwise qualifies under general |
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| 28 | 28 | | law for exemption; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | (4) one motor vehicle, as defined by general law, |
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| 30 | 30 | | owned by an individual that is used in the course of the |
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| 31 | 31 | | individual's occupation or profession and is also used for personal |
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| 32 | 32 | | activities of the owner that do not involve the production of |
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| 33 | 33 | | income. |
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| 34 | 34 | | (g-1) The Legislature by general law may exempt from ad |
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| 35 | 35 | | valorem taxation a person's inventory, as defined by general law. |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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| 37 | 37 | | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. |
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| 38 | 38 | | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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| 39 | 39 | | proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the |
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| 40 | 40 | | legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a person's |
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| 41 | 41 | | inventory." |
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