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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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to prohibit an individual from receiving an exemption from ad |
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valorem taxation of the individual's residence homestead if the |
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homestead is occupied by a registered sex offender. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1-b, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, |
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is amended by adding Subsection (v) to read as follows: |
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(v) The legislature by general law may provide that a person |
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may not receive a residence homestead exemption authorized by this |
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section in a tax year in which a person who is a registered sex |
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offender occupies the residence homestead on January 1 of that |
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year. The legislature by general law may define registered sex |
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offender for purposes of this subsection. |
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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 4, 2025. |
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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 prohibit an individual from receiving an exemption |
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from ad valorem taxation of the individual's residence homestead if |
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the homestead is occupied by a registered sex offender." |