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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the |
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market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled |
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veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if |
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the residence homestead was donated to the disabled veteran by a |
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charitable organization. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1-b, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, |
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is amended by amending Subsection (j) and adding Subsection (l) to |
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read as follows: |
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(j) The legislature by general law may provide that the |
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surviving spouse of a [100 percent or totally] disabled veteran who |
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qualified for an exemption in accordance with Subsection (i) or (l) |
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of this section from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the |
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market value of the disabled veteran's residence homestead when the |
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disabled veteran died is entitled to an exemption from ad valorem |
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taxation of the same portion of the market value of the same |
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property to which the disabled veteran's exemption applied if: |
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(1) the surviving spouse has not remarried since the |
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death of the disabled veteran; and |
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(2) the property: |
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(A) was the residence homestead of the surviving |
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spouse when the disabled veteran died; and |
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(B) remains the residence homestead of the |
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surviving spouse. |
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(l) The legislature by general law may provide that a |
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partially disabled veteran is entitled to an exemption from ad |
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valorem taxation of a percentage of the market value of the disabled |
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veteran's residence homestead that is equal to the percentage of |
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disability of the disabled veteran if the residence homestead was |
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donated to the disabled veteran by a charitable organization at no |
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cost to the disabled veteran. The legislature by general law may |
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provide additional eligibility requirements for the exemption. For |
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purposes of this subsection, "partially disabled veteran" means a |
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disabled veteran as described by Section 2(b) of this article who is |
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certified as having a disability rating of less than 100 percent. A |
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limitation or restriction on a disabled veteran's entitlement to an |
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exemption under Section 2(b) of this article, or on the amount of an |
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exemption under Section 2(b), does not apply to an exemption under |
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this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2013. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the |
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legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of |
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part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially |
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disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled |
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veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the disabled |
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veteran by a charitable organization." |