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79R11774 MFC-D


By:  Berman                                                     H.J.R. No. 32 

Substitute the following for H.J.R. No. 32:                                   

By:  Ritter                                                 C.S.H.J.R. No. 32 



A JOINT RESOLUTION

proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature 
to permit the governing body of a political subdivision to exempt 
from ad valorem taxation property owned by certain law enforcement 
officer associations.
	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                       
	SECTION 1.  Section 2, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is 
amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
	(e)  The Legislature by general law may authorize the 
governing body of a political subdivision of this state to exempt 
from ad valorem taxation the property of a nonprofit association 
that is organized and operated primarily to provide assistance to 
law enforcement officers and their families or dependents.  The 
Legislature by general law may provide eligibility limitations for 
an exemption authorized by this section and may provide that the 
exemption may be applied retroactively to one or more tax years 
after the 2000 tax year.
	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 authorizing the 
legislature to permit the governing body of a political subdivision 
to exempt from ad valorem taxation property of certain nonprofit 
law enforcement officer associations."