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TX HJR133

Joint Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

5/28/2025

Primary Sponsor

Chris Turner

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Proposes a Texas constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt all or part of the market value of a residence homestead from property taxes for surviving spouses of veterans who died from conditions or diseases presumed under federal law to be service-connected
  • Surviving spouses must not have remarried since the veteran's death to qualify for the exemption
  • Allows surviving spouses who move to a new homestead to transfer the exemption, with the new exemption amount equal to the dollar value received on the original homestead in the last year it was claimed
  • Amendment would take effect January 1, 2026, and apply to tax years beginning on or after that date
  • Scheduled for voter approval at an election on November 4, 2025; passed the House 135-6 on April 28, 2025, and the Senate 31-0 on May 25, 2025

Legislative Description

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected.

Property Interests

Last Action

Filed with the Secretary of State

5/28/2025

Committee Referrals

Local Government4/29/2025
Ways & Means3/19/2025

Full Bill Text

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