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TX HJR176
Joint Resolution
Status
3/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jared Patterson
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AI Summary
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Proposes amending the Texas Constitution to authorize the legislature to exempt all or part of the market value of residence homesteads from ad valorem (property) taxation for disabled first responders
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Allows the legislature to define "first responder" and establish additional eligibility requirements for the exemption
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Extends the exemption to surviving spouses of qualified disabled first responders, provided the spouse has not remarried and continues to reside in the same homestead
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Permits surviving spouses who move to a new homestead to receive an exemption on the new property equal to the dollar amount of the exemption they received on the former homestead
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Scheduled for voter approval at an election on November 4, 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 homesteads of certain disabled first responders and their surviving spouses.
Property Interests
Last Action
Referred to Ways & Means
3/31/2025