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TX HJR119
Joint Resolution
Status
1/22/2025
Primary Sponsor
Elizabeth Campos
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AI Summary
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Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to exempt a percentage of a partially disabled veteran's residence homestead from property taxes equal to their disability rating percentage
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Defines "partially disabled veteran" as a veteran with a certified disability rating of at least 10% but less than 100%
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Extends the same property tax exemption to surviving spouses of partially disabled veterans, provided the spouse has not remarried and continues to live in the same residence homestead
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Specifies that existing limitations on disabled veteran exemptions under Section 2(b) of Article VIII do not apply to this new exemption category
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Requires voter approval at an election scheduled for November 4, 2025
Legislative Description
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of such a veteran based on the disability rating of the veteran.
Property Interests
Last Action
Left pending in committee
5/5/2025