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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 temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of a |
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portion of the appraised value of certain property damaged by a |
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disaster. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) The Legislature by general law may provide that a person |
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who owns property located in an area declared by the governor to be |
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a disaster area following a disaster is entitled to a temporary |
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exemption from ad valorem taxation by a political subdivision of a |
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portion of the appraised value of that property. The general law |
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may provide that if the governor first declares territory in the |
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political subdivision to be a disaster area as a result of a |
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disaster on or after the date the political subdivision adopts a tax |
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rate for the tax year in which the declaration is issued, a person |
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is entitled to the exemption authorized by this subsection for that |
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tax year only if the exemption is adopted by the governing body of |
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the political subdivision. The Legislature by general law may |
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prescribe the method of determining the amount of the exemption |
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authorized by this subsection and the duration of the exemption and |
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may 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 5, 2019. |
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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 temporary exemption from ad valorem |
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taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain property |
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damaged by a disaster." |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.J.R. No. 34 was passed by the House on April |
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17, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to |
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H.J.R. No. 34 on May 23, 2019, by a non-record vote and requested |
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the appointment of a conference committee to consider the |
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differences between the two houses; and that the House adopted the |
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conference committee report on H.J.R. No. 34 on May 26, 2019, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 1, 1 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.J.R. No. 34 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 19, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference |
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committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and |
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that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.J.R. |
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No. 34 on May 26, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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RECEIVED: __________________ |
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Secretary of State |