By:  Ogden                                                      S.J.R. No. 10 







SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION



proposing a constitutional amendment to Section 24, Article VIII, 

Texas Constitution, clarifying that a tax imposed on a business 

entity other than a sole proprietorship is not a personal income 

tax.

	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                       

	SECTION 1.  Section 24, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is 

amended by adding Subsection (k) to read as follows:

	(k)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 

this section does not apply to a business entity other than a sole 

proprietorship.

	SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 

submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 8, 2005.  

The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the 

proposition:  "The constitutional amendment to Section 24, Article 

VIII, Texas Constitution, clarifying that a tax imposed on a 

business entity other than a sole proprietorship is not a personal 

income tax."