By: Bettencourt S.J.R. No. 84
      Hinojosa of Nueces
 
  SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
 
 
 
  proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature
  to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the
  appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is
  completely destroyed by a fire.
         BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 1-b, Article VIII, Texas Constitution,
  is amended by adding Subsection (z) to read as follows:
         (z)  The legislature by general law may provide for a
  temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value
  of an improvement to a person's residence homestead that is
  completely destroyed by a fire. The legislature by general law may
  prescribe the duration of the exemption and may provide additional
  eligibility requirements for the exemption.
         SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.
  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
  proposition: "The constitutional amendment to authorize the
  legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem
  taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence
  homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire."