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| 5 | 7 | | A JOINT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 8 | | proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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| 7 | 9 | | to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad |
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| 8 | 10 | | valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer. |
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| 9 | 11 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Section 19, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is |
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| 11 | 13 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 14 | | Sec. 19. (a) Farm products[, livestock, and poultry] in the |
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| 13 | 15 | | hands of the producer[,] and family supplies for home and farm |
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| 14 | 16 | | use[,] are exempt from all taxation until otherwise directed by a |
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| 15 | 17 | | two-thirds vote of all the members elected [elect] to both houses of |
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| 16 | 18 | | the Legislature. |
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| 17 | 19 | | (b) The Legislature by general law may define "farm |
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| 18 | 20 | | products" and "in the hands of the producer" for purposes of this |
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| 19 | 21 | | section and may include in the definition of "farm products" |
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| 20 | 22 | | livestock, poultry, timber, and supplies used or produced in a |
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| 21 | 23 | | farming operation. |
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| 22 | 24 | | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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| 23 | 25 | | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025. |
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| 24 | 26 | | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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| 25 | 27 | | proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the |
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| 26 | 28 | | legislature to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption |
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| 27 | 29 | | from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the |
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| 28 | 30 | | producer." |
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