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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total assessed value of the |
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residence homestead of a veteran or current member of the armed |
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services of the United States while the veteran or current service |
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member participates in a veterans court program. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 1-s to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1-s. The legislature by general law may exempt from ad |
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valorem taxation the total assessed value of the residence |
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homestead of a veteran or current member of the armed services of |
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the United States who is a participant in a veterans court program |
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during the period in which the veteran or current service member |
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participates in the program. The legislature by general law may |
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provide additional eligibility requirements for the exemption. |
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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 3, 2015. |
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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 exempt from ad valorem taxation the total assessed |
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value of the residence homestead of a veteran or current member of |
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the armed services of the United States while the veteran or current |
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service member participates in a veterans court program." |