LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 17, 2009

TO:	Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HJR21 by Callegari (Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.), As Introduced

The resolution alone would have no fiscal implication to the State other than the cost of publication. Any additional fiscal implication would be attributable to the corresponding enabling legislation. The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $90,882.

This resolution would propose a constitutional amendment to Article VIII of the Texas Constitution to authorize the Legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to 105 percent or more of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year. Currently the constitution limits the appraised value increase to 110 percent or more of the previous year's appraised value.

The proposed amendment would be submitted to voters at an election to be held November 3, 2009.

Local Government Impact

The proposed constitutional amendment alone would have no fiscal implication to units of local government. Any fiscal implication would be attributable to the corresponding enabling legislation.

Source Agencies:

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts

LBB Staff:

JOB, MN, SD, SJS