89R1569 MLH-D
By: Zwiener H.J.R. No. 88
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the
commissioners court of a county to exempt from ad valorem taxation
by each political subdivision that taxes the property the portion
of the assessed value of a person's property that is attributable to
the installation in or on the property of a rainwater harvesting or
graywater system.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 1-u to read as follows:
Sec. 1-u. The legislature by general law may authorize the
commissioners court of a county to exempt from ad valorem taxation
by each political subdivision that taxes the property the portion
of the assessed value of a person's property that is attributable to
the installation in or on the property of a rainwater harvesting or
graywater system and may provide additional eligibility
requirements for the exemption.
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
commissioners court of a county to exempt from ad valorem taxation
by each political subdivision that taxes the property the portion
of the assessed value of a person's property that is attributable to
the installation in or on the property of a rainwater harvesting or
graywater system."