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TX HJR187
Joint Resolution
Status
3/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Cook
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AI Summary
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to change disabled veteran property tax exemptions from fixed dollar amounts to percentage-based exemptions of assessed property value
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Establishes tiered exemptions based on disability rating: 10-29% disability receives 20% exemption; 30-49% receives 40% exemption; 50-69% receives 60% exemption; 70-99% receives 80% exemption; 100% disability receives full 100% exemption
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Veterans with at least 10% disability who are age 65 or older, or those with loss of limbs, total blindness, or paraplegia, qualify for 80% exemption (unless they have 100% disability rating, which provides full exemption)
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Surviving spouses and children of deceased disabled veterans may receive an exemption equal to the dollar amount the veteran was entitled to at the time of death
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Updates agency name references from "Veterans' Administration" to "United States Department of Veterans Affairs" and schedules the amendment for voter approval on November 4, 2025
Legislative Description
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a percentage of the assessed value of property owned by certain disabled veterans.
Taxation
Last Action
Referred to Ways & Means
4/2/2025