89R13423 DRS-D
By: Perez of El Paso H.J.R. No. 159
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature
to prohibit an individual from receiving an exemption from ad
valorem taxation of the individual's residence homestead if the
homestead is occupied by a registered sex offender.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1-b, Article VIII, Texas Constitution,
is amended by adding Subsection (v) to read as follows:
(v) The legislature by general law may provide that a person
may not receive a residence homestead exemption authorized by this
section in a tax year in which a person who is a registered sex
offender occupies the residence homestead on January 1 of that
year. The legislature by general law may define registered sex
offender for purposes of this subsection.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the
legislature to prohibit an individual from receiving an exemption
from ad valorem taxation of the individual's residence homestead if
the homestead is occupied by a registered sex offender."