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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature |
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to exempt from ad valorem taxation the real and personal property |
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owned and exclusively used by a labor organization for the |
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organization's operations. |
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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-w to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1-w. The legislature by general law may exempt from ad |
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valorem taxation the total market value of the real and personal |
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property owned and exclusively used by a labor organization for the |
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organization's operations. The legislature may define "labor |
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organization" for purposes of this section. The legislature may |
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prescribe 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 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 to authorize the |
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legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the real and |
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personal property owned and exclusively used by a labor |
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organization for the organization's operations." |