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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 exempt from ad valorem taxation tangible personal property |
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| 8 | 10 | | consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale |
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| 9 | 11 | | at retail. |
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| 10 | 12 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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| 12 | 14 | | adding Section 1-s to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 15 | | Sec. 1-s. (a) The legislature by general law may exempt |
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| 14 | 16 | | from ad valorem taxation tangible personal property consisting of |
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| 15 | 17 | | animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail. |
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| 16 | 18 | | (b) The legislature by general law may provide additional |
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| 17 | 19 | | eligibility requirements for the exemption authorized by this |
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| 18 | 20 | | section. |
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| 19 | 21 | | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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| 20 | 22 | | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025. |
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| 21 | 23 | | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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| 22 | 24 | | proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the |
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| 23 | 25 | | legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation tangible personal |
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| 24 | 26 | | property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property |
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| 25 | 27 | | for sale at retail." |
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