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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad |
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valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 19, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 19. (a) Farm products[, livestock, and poultry] in the |
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hands of the producer[,] and family supplies for home and farm |
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use[,] are exempt from all taxation until otherwise directed by a |
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two-thirds vote of all the members elected [elect] to both houses of |
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the Legislature. |
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(b) The Legislature by general law may define "farm |
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products" and "in the hands of the producer" for purposes of this |
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section and may include in the definition of "farm products" |
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livestock, poultry, timber, and supplies used or produced in a |
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farming operation. |
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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, 2023. |
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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 define certain terms for purposes of the exemption |
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from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the |
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producer." |