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TX HJR66
Joint Resolution
Status
11/12/2024
Primary Sponsor
Diego Bernal
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AI Summary
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Proposes amending Article VIII, Section 1(g) of the Texas Constitution to authorize the legislature to exempt income-producing tangible personal property from ad valorem (property) taxation for a specified period of time
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Expands legislative authority by changing exemption criteria from property below a minimum value threshold to either time-limited exemptions OR value-based exemptions at amounts specified by the legislature
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Removes existing requirement that value thresholds be tied to recovering administrative costs of tax collection
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Requires voter approval at an election to be held November 4, 2025
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Ballot language would read: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation income-producing tangible personal property for a certain period of time"
Legislative Description
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation income-producing tangible personal property for a certain period of time.
Property Interests
Last Action
Referred to Ways & Means
3/4/2025