84R7403 TJB-D
 
  By: Bettencourt S.J.R. No. 56
 
 
 
A JOINT RESOLUTION
  proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature
  to exempt from ad valorem taxation by one or more political
  subdivisions of this state a person's inventory.
  BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by
  adding Section 1-r to read as follows:
         Sec. 1-r.  The legislature by general law may exempt from ad
  valorem taxation by one or more political subdivisions of this
  state a person's inventory, as defined by general law.
         SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 3, 2015.
  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
  proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the
  legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation by one or more
  political subdivisions of this state a person's inventory."