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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing |
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body of a county or municipality to adopt a local option exemption |
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from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, |
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of the market value of real property of a business that provides, or |
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pays for the provision of, certain services for honorably |
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discharged veterans without cost. |
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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-u to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1-u. The governing body of a county or municipality may |
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exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion, expressed as a dollar |
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amount as prescribed by the legislature by general law, of the |
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market value of real property that a person owns and uses to operate |
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a business that provides, or pays for the provision of, housing, |
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substance abuse treatment, residential treatment services, case |
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management services, or mental health counseling for one or more |
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honorably discharged veterans of the armed services of the United |
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States without cost. The legislature by general law may provide |
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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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governing body of a county or municipality to adopt a local option |
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exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a |
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dollar amount, of the market value of real property of a business |
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that provides, or pays for the provision of, housing, substance |
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abuse treatment, residential treatment services, case management |
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services, or mental health counseling for honorably discharged |
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veterans without cost." |