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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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to limit for a temporary period the total amount of ad valorem taxes |
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that may be imposed by a political subdivision on a residence |
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homestead rendered uninhabitable or unusable as a result of a |
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natural disaster. |
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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 adding Subsection (p) to read as follows: |
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(p) The legislature by general law may provide that for a |
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temporary period following a natural disaster the total amount of |
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ad valorem taxes imposed on a residence homestead by a political |
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subdivision may not exceed the amount of taxes the political |
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subdivision imposed on the property in the year in which the |
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property was rendered uninhabitable or unusable as a result of the |
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disaster. The legislature by general law may prescribe |
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requirements for eligibility for a tax limitation authorized by |
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this subsection and procedures for the administration of this |
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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 7, 2017. |
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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 limit for a temporary period the total amount of ad |
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valorem taxes that may be imposed by a political subdivision on a |
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residence homestead rendered uninhabitable or unusable as a result |
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of a natural disaster." |