By: Carona, Van de Putte S.J.R. No. 29
         (In the Senate - Filed February 15, 2007; March 6, 2007,
  read first time and referred to Committee on Finance;
  April 30, 2007, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 11,
  Nays 0; April 30, 2007, sent to printer.)
 
 
 
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
 
  proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature
  to exempt all or part of the residence homesteads of certain totally
  disabled veterans from ad valorem taxation.
         BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 1-b, Article VIII, Texas Constitution,
  is amended by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows:
         (i)  The legislature by general law may exempt from ad
  valorem taxation all or part of the market value of the residence
  homestead of a disabled veteran who is certified as having a
  service-connected disability with a disability rating of 100
  percent or totally disabled and may provide additional eligibility
  requirements for the exemption.  For purposes of this subsection,
  "disabled veteran" means a disabled veteran as described by Section
  2(b) of this article.
         SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2007.
  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
  proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the
  legislature to exempt all or part of the residence homesteads of
  certain totally disabled veterans from ad valorem taxation."
 
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