Amend CSHJR 141 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
ARTICLE 1. EXEMPTION FOR FARM PRODUCTS IN THE HANDS OF THE PRODUCER
(2) On page 1, line 5, strike "SECTION 1" and substitute "SECTION 1.01".
(3) On page 1, line 17, strike "SECTION 2" and substitute "SECTION 1.02".
(4) Add the following appropriately numbered ARTICLE to the bill:
ARTICLE ____. EXEMPTION FOR RAINWATER HARVESTING OR GRAYWATER SYSTEM
SECTION ____.01. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by adding Section 1-u to read as follows:
Sec. 1-u. The legislature by general law may authorize the commissioners court of a county to exempt from ad valorem taxation by each political subdivision that taxes the property the portion
of the assessed value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of a rainwater harvesting or graywater system and may provide additional eligibility requirements for the exemption.
SECTION ____.02. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment to authorize the commissioners court of a county to exempt from ad valorem taxation by each political subdivision that taxes the property the portion of the assessed value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of a rainwater harvesting or graywater system."