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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part |
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of the market value of the residence homestead of a Congressional |
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Medal of Honor recipient or the surviving spouse of a Congressional |
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Medal of Honor recipient. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1-b, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, |
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is amended by adding Subsections (q) and (r) to read as follows: |
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(q) The legislature by general law may exempt from ad |
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valorem taxation all or part of the market value of the residence |
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homestead of a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. The |
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legislature may provide additional eligibility requirements for |
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the exemption authorized by this subsection. |
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(r) The legislature by general law may exempt from ad |
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valorem taxation all or part of the market value of the residence |
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homestead of the surviving spouse of a Congressional Medal of Honor |
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recipient if the surviving spouse has not remarried since the death |
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of the recipient. The legislature may provide additional |
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eligibility requirements for the exemption authorized by this |
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subsection. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the |
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legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of |
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all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of a |
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Congressional Medal of Honor recipient or the surviving spouse of a |
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Congressional Medal of Honor recipient." |