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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 a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on |
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qualifying real property used to provide housing to persons with |
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disabilities. |
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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-p to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1-p. The legislature by general law may provide for a |
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credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on property used to |
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provide housing to persons with disabilities based on the costs the |
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owner of the property incurs to maintain, operate, or make |
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improvements to the property. The legislature may provide |
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eligibility requirements for a credit authorized by this section |
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and may provide formulas for computing the amount of the credit that |
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a property owner may receive in a tax year. |
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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 provide for a credit against the ad valorem taxes |
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imposed on qualifying real property used to provide housing to |
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persons with disabilities." |