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Amend SJR 13 (Senate committee printing) as follows:                         

	(1)  In SECTION 1 of the joint resolution, in amended 

Subsection (d), Section 1-b, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, 

between "by general law." and "The" (page 2, line 5), insert the 

following:



If a person receives the limitation provided by this subsection for 

the person's residence homestead and the person or the person's 

spouse received the limitation in the preceding tax year for that 

homestead and the tax rate for general elementary and secondary 

public school purposes applicable to the homestead for the current 

tax year is higher or lower than the tax rate for those purposes 

applicable to that homestead for the preceding tax year, the 

limitation provided by this subsection on the total amount of ad 

valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the 

homestead is increased or reduced, as applicable, in proportion to 

the increase or reduction in the tax rate, except that the total 

amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on 

the homestead may not exceed the amount of taxes imposed for those 

purposes for the tax year in which the limitation took effect.

	(2)  In SECTION 1 of the joint resolution, in proposed 

Subsection (h-1)(a), Section 1-b, Article VIII, Texas 

Constitution, between "certain persons" and "and" (page 2, line 

28), insert "and increasing or reducing, as applicable, the amount 

of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may 

be imposed by a school district on the residence homestead of an 

elderly or disabled person in proportion to any increase or 

reduction in the tax rate of the school district but not to exceed 

the amount of the limitation for the tax year in which the 

limitation took effect".

	(3)  In SECTION 1 of the joint resolution, in proposed 

Subsection (h-1)(b), Section 1-b, Article VIII, Texas Constitution 

(page 2, line 30), strike "Section 1-b(c)" and substitute "Sections 

1-b(c) and (d)".

	(4)  In SECTION 2 of the joint resolution, between "exemption 

amount" and the period (page 2, line 42), insert "and increasing or 

reducing, as applicable, the amount of the limitation on the total 

amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district 

on the residence homestead of an elderly or disabled person in 

proportion to any increase or reduction in the tax rate of the 

school district but not to exceed the amount of the limitation for 

the tax year in which the limitation took effect".