Honorable Morgan Meyer, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HJR96 by Jones, Venton (Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the commissioners court of a county to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by the county of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated, other than the cost of publication.
The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $191,689.
The resolution would propose an amendment to Article VIII of the Texas Constitution to allow the commissioners court of a county to adopt an exemption from property taxation, expressed as a dollar amount up to $100,000, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead. If property tax has been pledged for the payment of debt, the county may continue to collect the tax against the value of the homestead until the debt is discharged.
Local Government Impact
Contingent on voter approval, the resolution would allow the commissioners court of a county to adopt an exemption from property taxation, expressed as a dollar amount up to $100,000, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead. To the extent a county adopts an exemption, taxable value would be reduced. However, the no-new-revenue and voter-approval tax rates as provided by Section 26.04, Tax Code would be higher as a consequence of the reduced taxable property value proposed by the bill.