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TX SJR73

Joint Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Charles Creighton

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Proposes amending Article VIII, Section 2(a) of the Texas Constitution to add electric generators primarily used for on-site energy production and distribution to the list of property eligible for ad valorem tax exemptions

  • Allows the legislature to exempt from property taxes the increased appraised value of real property resulting from installation or construction of on-site power generators

  • Places this exemption alongside existing constitutional exemptions for solar and wind-powered energy devices

  • Requires voter approval at an election to be held on November 4, 2025

  • Ballot language will ask voters to approve or reject the constitutional amendment authorizing this property tax exemption for on-site generators

Legislative Description

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the amount of the appraised value of real property that arises from the installation or construction on the property of a generator that is primarily for the production and distribution of energy for on-site use.

Taxation

Last Action

Referred to Local Government

3/25/2025

Committee Referrals

Local Government3/25/2025

Full Bill Text

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