89R18112 DRS-D
By: Schofield H.J.R. No. 215
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature
to provide for a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on real
property occupied by a person who entered the property without the
consent of the owner.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 1-z to read as follows:
Sec. 1-z. The legislature by general law may provide that a
person who owns real property that during all or a portion of a tax
year is occupied by a person who entered the property without the
consent of the owner is entitled to a credit against the ad valorem
taxes imposed by a political subdivision on the property. The
legislature by general law may provide additional eligibility
requirements for receiving a credit under this section and may
provide a formula for computing the amount of the credit to which a
property owner is entitled.
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 to authorize the
legislature to provide for a credit against the ad valorem taxes
imposed on real property occupied by a person who entered the
property without the consent of the owner."